Participatory ergonomic intervention versus strength training on chronic pain and work disability in slaughterhouse workers: Study protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sundstrup, Emil ^a,b   Jakobsen, Markus D ^a,b   Andersen, Christoffer H ^a   Jay, Kenneth ^a   Persson, Roger ^a   Aagaard, Per ^b   Andersen, Lars L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational health; Repetitive and forceful movements; Shoulder pain; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW PAIN; ERGONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM PAIN; HAND MUSCLE; HAND PAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK DISABILITY; WORKER; WORKPLACE; WRIST PAIN;

ABATTOIRS; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC PAIN; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DENMARK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SHOULDER PAIN; SICK LEAVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84874006593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-67     Document Type: Article

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