Tailored exercise program reduces symptoms of upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders in a group of metalworkers: A randomized controlled trial

Manual Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-62

  Rasotto, Chiara ^a   Bergamin, Marco ^a   Simonetti, Alberto ^a   Maso, Stefano ^a   Bartolucci, Giovanni B ^a   Ermolao, Andrea ^a   Zaccaria, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise; Metalworkers; Upper limb; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABILITY OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND; EXERCISE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; METAL WORKER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER; WORKPLACE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; KINESIOTHERAPY; METALLURGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER LIMB;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84920268866     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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