Cumulative Low Back Load at Work as a Risk Factor of Low Back Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-18

  Coenen, Pieter ^a,b   Kingma, Idsart ^a,b   Boot, Cécile R L ^b,c   Twisk, Jos W R ^c   Bongers, Paulien M ^b,d   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Body Work   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Longitudinal studies; Low back loading; Observational studies; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINE; VIDEO RECORDING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84873119397     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9375-z     Document Type: Article

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