On the effects of a workplace fitness program upon pain perception: A case study encompassing office workers in a portuguese context

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-233

  MacEdo, Angela C ^a,b   Trindade, Carla S ^b   Brito, Ana P ^a,b   Socorro Dantas, M ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Backache; Ergonomics; Injury prevention; Occupational health; Quality of life; Workplace intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PORTUGAL; POSTURE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80051797643     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9264-2     Document Type: Article

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