Articles: low-back-pain.
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Yonsei medical journal · Jun 2021
Negative Impacts of Prolonged Standing at Work on Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Physical Fatigue: The Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey.
We aimed to investigate variations in the risk of low back pain (LBP), lower extremity muscle pain, and whole body fatigue according to differences in prolonged standing work hours in relation to risk factor exposure and rest frequency. ⋯ Changes in work methodologies are needed to lower the number of hours spent in a prolonged standing posture at work, including being able to rest when workers want to do so, to reduce pain and fatigue.
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Cross-cultural adaptation and cross-sectional study. ⋯ The Hausa-RMDQ was successfully developed and proved to be a reliable and valid measure of functional disability in Hausa culture. This questionnaire is recommended for future clinical and scientific research purposes.Level of Evidence: 3.
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Musculoskelet Sci Pract · Jun 2021
Factors associated with care-seeking for low back pain when genetics and the familial environment are considered.
Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Care-seekers for LBP cause substantial economic burden to governments and the healthcare system. ⋯ Individuals with higher LBP intensity and worse sleep quality are more likely to seek care for LBP, and this relationship is likely to be causal after adjustment of familial and genetic confounding.