Prognostic factors for the effects of two interventions for work-related neck-shoulder complaints: Myofeedback training and ergonomic counselling

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 743-753

  Voerman, Gerlienke E ^a   Vollenbroek Hutten, Miriam M R ^a   Sandsjö, Leif ^b,c   Kadefors, Roland ^d   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,e  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Myofeedback; Prognostic factors; Work related

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PAIN SENSATIONS; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; WORK RELATED;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NECK PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSATION; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAINING; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 45049086582     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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