Does musculoskeletal discomfort at work predict future musculoskeletal pain?

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 637-648

  Hamberg van Reenen, Heleen H ^a,b   van der Beek, Allard J ^a   Blatter, Birgitte ^a,b   van der Grinten, Maarten P ^b   van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Bongers, Paulien M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Low back pain; Neck pain; Prediction; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

JOB ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

CUMULATIVE DISCOMFORT; PEAK DISCOMFORT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 42949174675     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701743433     Document Type: Article

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