Effectiveness of an at-work exercise program in the prevention and management of neck and low back complaints in nursery school teachers

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-354

  Pillastrini, Paolo ^a   Mugnai, Raffaele ^a   Bertozzi, Lucia ^a   Costi, Stefania ^b   Curti, Stefania ^a   Mattioli, Stefano ^a   Violante, Francesco Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise program; Functional disability; Low back pain; Neck pain; Nursery school teachers; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK PAIN; NURSERY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FACULTY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

EID: 69749099940     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.349     Document Type: Article

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