Risk Factors for Hip Problems Among Assembly Plant Workers

Werner, Robert A.; Gell, Nancy; Hartigan, Anne; Wiggermann, Neal; Keyserling, Monroe

doi:10.1007/s10926-010-9259-z

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“…Some studies have identified other variables such as shift work, extended work time, type of employment, second job and job unit, job type as well as work perceptions as factors significantly associated with musculoskeletal complaints Parkes, 1999; Choobineh et al, 2012). Factors like increasing age, female gender and smoking have also been named as significant predictors (Dahlberg et al, 2004; Werner et al, 2011). One study found that apart from work in awkward posture, the role of psychosocial factors, such as sleeping problems and hurrying without reason were associated with musculoskeletal morbidity (Engholm and Holmström, 2005).…”

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Musculoskeletal problems and fluoride exposure

2016

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Frequent and repetitive activities in job and awkward postures are shown as major contributors of musculoskeletal problems in most of the occupational health studies; however, efforts to explore newer risk factor are important to plan interventional measures. In this backdrop, this study examined contribution of fluoride exposure to musculoskeletal complaints. A cross-sectional interviewer-administered questionnaire survey was conducted involving 180 randomly selected subjects from a metal smelting industry. Clinical examination of the subjects was also performed to assess their health status and morbidity details. Assessment of personal exposure to particulate and gaseous fluoride at workplace was conducted. Urinary fluoride level was also examined in post-shift samples collected from study subjects. The mean age of the study subjects was 39.1 (±6.7) years. Majority of the workers (42.5%) were engaged in pot room. About 54% workers were suffering from backache and 66% subjects had joint pain. Exposure of workers to both particulate and gaseous fluoride and post-working shift urinary fluoride level was significantly higher in pot-room workers in comparison with all other workers. It was observed that age (odds ratio (OR): 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.18-2.34), drinking untreated water (OR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.03-2.76), working in pot room (OR: 1.44; 95% CI: 1.13-1.91) and urinary fluoride level (OR: 2.71; 95% CI: 1.81-3.75) had significant effects on musculoskeletal complaints. This study concludes that along with other predictors such as nature of work, posture at work and age of worker, exposure to fluoride also has significant role in the occurrence of musculoskeletal morbidity.

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2016

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“…Moreover, the burden of years of work can be seen in how functional capacities evolve. Indeed, several studies have shown a strong correlation between the increase in age-related mobility problems and deterioration of hip and knee joints due to occupational exposure (Maetzel et al 1997, Rossignol et al 2005, Werner et al 2011). …”

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Motor adaptation capacity as a function of age in carrying out a repetitive assembly task at imposed work paces

Gilles¹,

Guélin²,

Desbrosses³

et al. 2017

Applied Ergonomics

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. Motor adaptation capacity as a function of age in carrying out a repetitive assembly task at imposed work paces. Applied Ergonomics, Elsevier, 2017, 64, pp.47-55. 10 AbstractThe working population is getting older. Workers must adapt to changing conditions to respond to the efforts required by the tasks they have to perform. In this laboratory-based study, we investigated the capacities of motor adaptation as a function of age and work pace. Two phases were identified in the task performed: a collection phase, involving dominant use of the lower limbs; and an assembly phase, involving bi-manual motor skills. Results showed that senior workers were mainly limited during the collection phase, whereas they had less difficulty completing the assembly phase. However, senior workers did increase the vertical force applied while assembling parts, whatever the work pace. In younger and middle-aged subjects, vertical force was increased only for the faster pace. Older workers could adapt to perform repetitive tasks under different time constraints, but adaptation required greater effort than for younger workers. These results point towards a higher risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders among seniors.

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“…Figure 1 depicts the results of the systematic search and selection process, including a summary of reasons for exclusion of full text articles, which are further detailed in Supplementary File S2 . The 50 articles to inform the review included 25 quasi-experimental studies [ 2 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ], eight cross-sectional [ 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ], four randomised control trials [ 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], three cohort studies [ 59 , 60 , 61 ], three narrative reviews [ 62 , 63 , 64 ], three systematic reviews [ 13 , 65 , 66 ], three conference abstracts [ 67 , 68 , 69 ], and one case–control study [ 70 ].…”

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“…The included articles represented work from 16 countries, with nine population types, and 12 footwear types reported on. The countries from which the articles were drawn included 21 from the United States of America [ 8 , 10 , 30 , 32 , 36 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 49 , 50 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 56 , 58 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65 ]; seven from Australia [ 2 , 7 , 13 , 31 , 47 , 48 , 59 ]; three from Germany [ 9 , 33 , 44 ]; two from Brazil [ 38 , 39 ], England [ 29 , 62 ], India [ 37 , 70 ], Poland [ 34 , 60 ], and Saudi Arabia [ 27 , 28 ]; and one from Denmark [ 46 ], France [ 68 ], Japan [ 51 ], Netherlands [ 57 ], New Zealand [ 66 ], Portugal [ 67 ], South Korea [ 35 ], and Switzerland [ 55 ]. Regarding population types, 13 articles discussed military populations [ 8 , 13 , 3...…”

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The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

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Maupin

Palmer

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The aim of this scoping review was to investigate the impact of footwear on worker physical task performance and injury risk. The review was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews protocol and registered in the Open Science Framework. Key search terms were entered into five academic databases. Following a dedicated screening process and critical appraisal, data from the final articles informing this review were extracted, tabulated, and synthesised. Of 19,614 identified articles, 50 articles informed this review. Representing 16 countries, the most common populations investigated were military and firefighter populations, but a wide range of general occupations (e.g., shipping, mining, hairdressing, and healthcare workers) were represented. Footwear types included work safety boots/shoes (e.g., industrial, gumboots, steel capped, etc.,), military and firefighter boots, sports shoes (trainers, tennis, basketball, etc.,) and various other types (e.g., sandals, etc.). Occupational footwear was found to impact gait and angular velocities, joint ranges of motion, posture and balance, physiological measures (like aerobic capacity, heart rates, temperatures, etc.), muscle activity, and selected occupational tasks. Occupational footwear associated with injuries included boots, conventional running shoes, shoes with inserts, harder/stiffer outsoles or thin soles, and shoes with low comfort scores—although the findings were mixed. Occupational footwear was also linked to potentially causing injuries directly (e.g., musculoskeletal injuries) as well as leading to mechanisms associated with causing injuries (like tripping and slipping).

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Risk Factors for Hip Problems Among Assembly Plant Workers

Abstract: Hip disorders are associated with a history of biomechanical trauma to the hip but also from gait abnormalities such as pes planus.

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Musculoskeletal problems and fluoride exposure

Musculoskeletal problems and fluoride exposure

Motor adaptation capacity as a function of age in carrying out a repetitive assembly task at imposed work paces

The Impact of Footwear on Occupational Task Performance and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk: A Scoping Review to Inform Tactical Footwear

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