The impact of workplace risk factors on the occurrence of neck and upper limb pain: a general population study

Sim, Julius; Lacey, Rosie J.; Lewis, Martyn

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-234

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“…This study is in agreement with the results presented since a positive relationship was also found between muscular pain and inadequate postures in the subjects who participated in this study, but in contrast with the results of the authors already mentioned, this study only established this relationship for the dental profession (19). Lindfors et al in 2006 reported that the female group of dentists showed a higher incidence of muscular skeletal disorders; our study showed that the presence of pain was more frequent in females with 83% while in males was only 74%.…”

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Ergonomic factors that cause the presence of pain muscle in students of dentistry

Díaz-Caballero

Gómez-Palencia²,

Díaz-Cárdenas³

2010

Med Oral

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Objective: To identify the ergonomic factors and the presence of muscular pain in dental students of VIII, IX, X semesters presently practicing at the clinics of the College of Dentistry of university of Cartagena, Colombia, South America. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive study carried out in dental students of the VIII, IX, and X semesters which were undergoing clinical practice at the College of Dentistry of University of Cartagena. A convenience sample of 83 students who met the inclusion criteria was taken and those who agreed to participate signed an informed consent. Data collection was obtained by means of a structured questionnaire for ergonomic factors and the presence of pain was identified palpating the muscles object of the study by a physical therapist. The variables evaluated were: presence of pain, affected muscles, affected zones, gender, postures and work environment. Results: The adoption of inadequate postures such as exaggerated flexions or cervical torsions could generate a higher frequency of muscular pain in dental students. The approximating muscle of the thumb showed 11% frequency of pain. The presence of muscular pain was higher for the female group participating in this study. Conclusions: Dentists are prone, since the beginning of their clinical practice as students, to lesions of the skeletal muscle system due to the clinical exercise of the profession, being the most common, muscle pain in the back, neck, shoulders and hands. This would imply initiating an occupational health program promoting healthy lifestyles in their academic environment and their future professional life, at the beginning of their clinical practice in dental school.

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confidence: 93%

Ergonomic factors that cause the presence of pain muscle in students of dentistry

Díaz-Caballero

Gómez-Palencia²,

Díaz-Cárdenas³

2010

Med Oral

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“…Sustained cervical postures at work such as forward head posture [6,15] and sustained neck flexion [2,33,35] have been found in previous research to be associated with neck and shoulder pain. For instance, Cagnie et al [6] reported that office workers who hold their neck in a forward bent posture for a prolonged time have 2.6-fold greater odds of developing neck pain.…”

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“…Reports of 1-year prevalence vary from 15 to 44% [9,10,33]. Prevalence of neck pain is even higher in office workers than in the general community, reaching levels as high as 50 to 60% [2,6,8,19].…”

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Individual, physical and psychological risk factors for neck pain in Australian office workers: a 1-year longitudinal study

et al. 2009

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Neck pain is more prevalent in office workers than in the general community. To date, findings from prospective studies that investigated causal relationships between putative risk factors and the onset of neck pain in this population have been limited by high loss to follow-up. The aim of this research was to prospectively evaluate a range of risk factors for neck pain in office workers, using validated and reliable objective measures as well as attain an estimate of 1-year incidence. We assembled a cohort of 53 office workers without neck pain and measured individual, physical, workplace and psychological factors at baseline. We followed participants for 1 year to measure the incidence of neck pain. We achieved 100% participant follow-up. Cox regression analysis was applied to examine the relationship between the putative risk factors and the cumulative incidence of neck pain. The 1-year incidence proportion of neck pain in Australian office workers was estimated in this study to be 0.49 (95% CI 0.36-0.62). Predictors of neck pain with moderate to large effect sizes were female gender (HR: 3.07; 95% CI: 1.18-7.99) and high psychological stress (HR: 1.64; 95% CI: 0.66-4.07). Protective factors included increased mobility of the cervical spine (HR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.19-1.05) and frequent exercise (HR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.27-1.51). These results reveal that neck pain is common in Australian office workers and that there are risk factors that are potentially modifiable.

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“…Often holding the neck in a forward bent posture for a prolonged time was positively associated with WMSDs-N. Cagnie et al 29) and Julius Sim et al 30) both reported an odds ratio of 2.0 for the relation between hours of prolonged bending of the neck and neck complaints. An increased risk of WMSDs-N was significantly associated with the increased neck flexion angle.…”

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Visual Display Terminal Use Increases the Prevalence and Risk of Work‐related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Chinese Office Workers: A Cross‐sectional Study

et al. 2012

Journal of Occupational Health

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. Working in an office environment is widely known to be associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), which are a diverse set of conditions characterized by pain, aching, stiffness, fatigue, discomfort, tingling and/or numbness, generally appearing in the fingers, hand, wrist, elbow, arm, shoulder, neck and/or low back 2) . The literature consistently demonstrates that VDT users are at increased risk for neck and/or shoulder symptoms relative to the risk expected in low-exposure office or industrial tasks 3,4) . WMSDs in the neck (WMSDs-N) are the most common work-related upper extremity disorders (WRUEDs), and a large range of individual, physical and psychosocial risk factors are associated with the development of WMSDs-N. Individual factors include age, gender, education level, smoking habits and so on; work-related physical factors include awkward posture during work, bending, static sedentary posture and task demands; work-related psychosocial factors include overtime and time spent working to meet deadlines [5][6][7] . In addition, several studies have shown that ergonomic factors (e.g., work station design) were possibly linked to WRUEDs Department of Occupational and EnvironmentalHealth, School of Public Health, Peking University, P.R. China-Objectives: Little is known about workrelated musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among computer users mainland China. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of WMSDs in office workers in Beijing, and to determine risk factors for WMSDs in the neck (WMSDs-N). Methods: In a crosssectional study, a self-administered questionnaire was delivered to 720 office workers who use a computer as a main working tool. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated for risk factors. Results: The prevalence of WMSDs of the neck, shoulder, wrist/hand, upper back and low back amongst office workers were 55.5, 50.7, 31.5, 26.2 and 6.6%, respectively. Both individual risk factor and working condition factors were found to be independently related to WMSDs-N. Conclusions: The WMSDs prevalence rates among office workers in Beijing, China, were high. The most affected area was the neck. Preventive measures for office work should be focused on the neck (e.g., rest breaks). (J Occup Health 2012; 54: 34-43)

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The impact of workplace risk factors on the occurrence of neck and upper limb pain: a general population study

Cited by 87 publications

References 28 publications

Ergonomic factors that cause the presence of pain muscle in students of dentistry

Ergonomic factors that cause the presence of pain muscle in students of dentistry

Individual, physical and psychological risk factors for neck pain in Australian office workers: a 1-year longitudinal study

Visual Display Terminal Use Increases the Prevalence and Risk of Work‐related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Chinese Office Workers: A Cross‐sectional Study

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