Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Apprentice Construction Workers

Merlino, Linda; Rosecrance, John; Anton, Dan; Cook, Thomas M.

doi:10.1080/10473220301391

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“…Among the occupational exposures identified, sitting is commonly cited as a risk factor in the literature, in addition to heavy physical work, heavy or frequent lifting, non-neutral postures (i.e., trunk rotation, forward bending), pushing and pulling, and exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) (i.e., motor vehicle driving) [12,20,25,31,35,37,39,47,51,53,76,79].…”

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“…Workers in occupations who performed tasks while sitting may also be exposed to WBV and/or awkward posture, and these exposures are independently analyzed in the literature. Awkward posture represents a non-neutral trunk posture (i.e., bending forward and/or twisting of the trunk) [10,12,25,30,51]. ''Postural load'' [7] and ''unfavorable posture'' [49] are terms used in the literature that refer to awkward posture.…”

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Association between sitting and occupational LBP

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Low back pain (LBP) has been identified as one of the most costly disorders among the worldwide working population. Sitting has been associated with risk of developing LBP. The purpose of this literature review is to assemble and describe evidence of research on the association between sitting and the presence of LBP. The systematic literature review was restricted to those occupations that require sitting for more than half of working time and where workers have physical co-exposure factors such as whole body vibration (WBV) and/or awkward postures. Twenty-five studies were carefully selected and critically reviewed, and a model was developed to describe the relationships between these factors. Sitting alone was not associated with the risk of developing LBP. However, when the co-exposure factors of WBV and awkward postures were added to the analysis, the risk of LBP increased fourfold. The occupational group that showed the strongest association with LBP was Helicopter Pilots (OR=9.0, 90% CI 4.9-16.4). For all studied occupations, the odds ratio (OR) increased when WBV and/or awkward postures were analyzed as co-exposure factors. WBV while sitting was also independently associated with non-specific LBP and sciatica. Vibration dose, as well as vibration magnitude and duration of exposure, were associated with LBP in all occupations. Exposure duration was associated with LBP to a greater extent than vibration magnitude. However, for the presence of sciatica, this difference was not found. Awkward posture was also independently associated with the presence of LBP and/or sciatica. The risk effect of prolonged sitting increased significantly when the factors of WBV and awkward postures were combined. Sitting by itself does not increase the risk of LBP. However, sitting for more than half a workday, in combination with WBV and/or awkward postures, does increase the likelihood of having LBP and/or sciatica, and it is the combination of those risk factors, which leads to the greatest increase in LBP.

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Association between sitting and occupational LBP

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“…Estudos da literatura (9)(10)(11)18,24) sugerem a utilização de pontos de corte para caracterizar a percepção dos indivíduos em risco presente ou ausente. As questões do instrumento utilizado, cujas respostas apresentem escores ≥ 2 devem ser considerados como positivos em relação à percepção do desenvolvimento de desordens osteomusculares (18).…”

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“…Pode-se observar (Tabela 1) que as questões que apresentaram maiores escores de percepção, independentemente do ano analisado foram "trabalhar em posições desconfortáveis", "trabalhar na mesma posição por um longo período de tempo", "curvar ou torcer as costas de maneira desconfortável" e "continuar trabalhando quando se está com alguma dor ou lesão", o que está em concordância com outros estudos (2,(9)(10)(11)25).…”

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Fatores de Risco de Desordens Osteomusculares Presentes no Posto de Trabalho de Estudantes de Odontologia

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Corrocher²,

Campos³

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Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objetivo: Identificar a percepção de graduandos de Odontologia quanto aos fatores presentes no ambiente de trabalho/estudo que pudessem contribuir para o desenvolvimento de distúrbios osteomusculares. Método: Foram avaliados 348 estudantes do curso de graduação da Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara -UNESP. Utilizou-se a versão em português do "Work-related activities that may contribute to jobrelated pain and/or injury". Realizou-se estatística descritiva. Resultados: A média da percepção dos graduandos foi 5,68 (DP=1,92), sendo que os fatores que apresentaram maiores valores médios foram continuar trabalhando quando está com alguma dor ou lesão (7,49, DP=2,55), curvar ou torcer as costas de maneira desconfortável (7,39, DP=2,59), trabalhar em posições desconfortáveis/inadequadas (7,27, DP=2,60) e trabalhar na mesma posição por longos períodos (7,02, DP=2,53). De forma geral, os estudantes do gênero feminino apresentaram escores médios de percepção maiores do que os do masculino. As partes do corpo que apresentaram maior prevalência de dor foram o pescoço (67,0%) e a parte inferior das costas (65,8%). Conclusão: Os estudantes apresentaram percepção em relação aos fatores de risco presentes no ambiente de trabalho/estudo. Doenças profissionais; Odontologia Comunitária; Questionários.Objective: To identify the perception of undergraduate dental students with respect of the risk factors present at the study/work place that could contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders. Method: A total of 348 undergraduate dental students from Araraquara Dental School -UNESP were evaluated. The Portuguese version of the "Work-related activities that may contribute to jobrelated pain and/or injury" questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: The mean perception of the undergraduates was 5.68 (SD=1.92). The factors with highest mean values were continue working with some kind of pain or lesion (7.49, SD=2.55), bending or twisting the back in an uncomfortable manner (7.39, SD=2.59), working in uncomfortable/inadequate positions (7.27. SD=2.60) and working in the same position for long periods (7.02. SD=2.53). Overall, female students presented higher mean scores of perception than male students. The body parts with highest prevalence of pain were the neck (67.0%) and lower back (65.8%). Conclusion:The students showed perception in relation to the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders present at the study/work place.Occupational Diseases; Community Dentistry; Questionnaires.

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