Occupations associated with a high risk of self-reported back pain: representative outcomes of a back pain prevalence study in the Federal Republic of Germany

Schneider, Sven; Lipinski, S.; Schiltenwolf, Marcus

doi:10.1007/s00586-005-1015-2

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“…In industrial workplaces, however, the overwhelming majority of employees are not primarily affected by load bearing tasks [30]. Monotonous, unilateral tasks with static or repetitive demands are common in industrial jobs [5,23]. Moreover, epidemiological studies have frequently assessed occupationspecific body postures by questionnaire [5,9,[13][14][15].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Monotonous, unilateral tasks with static or repetitive demands are common in industrial jobs [5,23]. Moreover, epidemiological studies have frequently assessed occupationspecific body postures by questionnaire [5,9,[13][14][15]. Multivariate data analysis of these studies revealed high risk ratios for awkward body postures or movements with regard to recurrence of low back pain, frequent pain episodes, etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Back pain is not only restricted to the elderly: highest injury rates are documented for mid-agers of the working population [3,4]. Low back pain is estimated to be the number one disabling injury in Germany and many other countries [2,5]. Moreover, once a person is affected by severe back pain it often reoccurs within the next years [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, epidemiological studies revealed that unspecific low back pain is not only linked to load bearing tasks. Awkward postures (bending, twisting, rotating) and kinematic specifications like repetitive movements or isometric postures are also highly correlated to low back pain [5,9,[13][14][15]. Yet, for the overwhelming majority of job tasks or workplaces there is no way to derive occupational risk indicators for the spine from work-specific postures and movements of spine and trunk.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The use of the same system in different workplaces, however, would enable the comparison of spine-related risk indicators [16]. Furthermore, to extend the knowledge about work-related spine loads as a predictor of low back pain, a valid and reliable measurement system is necessary to quantify data of trunk and spine postures and movements [5,17,18].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Low back pain is regarded as the primary cause of occupational disability in many countries worldwide. However, there is a lack of valid assessment of kinematic spine and trunk parameters to provide further insight into occupational spine loads. A new 3-dimensional mobile measurement system (3D-SpineMoveGuard) was developed and evaluated by means of repeated dynamic and isometric trunk positions by 10 male and 10 female volunteers. The interclass correlation coefficient indicates high test-retest reliability (r = 0.975-0.999) of the 3D-SpineMoveGuard. Moreover, analysis of validity revealed almost identical results for the new measurement system. The evaluation study indicates a good scientific quality for the use in occupational task analyses. The objective assessment of indirectly measured spine and trunk kinematics will give further insight to predict and prevent job-related spine loads.

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