Studying the relationship between low back pain and working postures among those who stand and those who sit most of the working day

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1402-1418

  Tissot, F ^a   Messing, K ^a,b   Stock, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender based analysis; Low back pain; Prolonged standing; Work related musculoskeletal disorders; Working postures

Indexed keywords

GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; PROLONGED STANDING; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; WORKING POSTURES;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; SURVEYS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND ARM VIBRATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SITTING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; QUEBEC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350726128     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903141204     Document Type: Article

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