scholarly journals Psychosocial work characteristics and psychological strain in relation to low-back pain

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhelmina E Hoogendoorn ◽  
Paulien M Bongers ◽  
Henrica CW de Vet ◽  
Irene LD Houtman ◽  
Geertje AM Ariëns ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Psychological Strain

Association of Psychosocial Work Characteristics With Low Back Pain Outcomes

Spine ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1270-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thelma J. Mielenz ◽  
Joanne M. Garrett ◽  
Timothy S. Carey
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Pain Outcomes

scholarly journals Socioeconomic position and low-back pain – the role of biomechanical strains and psychosocial work factors in the GAZEL cohort

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Plouvier ◽  
Annette Leclerc ◽  
Jean-François Chastang ◽  
Sébastien Bonenfant ◽  
Marcel Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Socioeconomic Position ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Psychosocial Work Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Work Factors

scholarly journals Physical and psychosocial work environmental risk factors of low-back pain: protocol for a 1 year prospective cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rúni Bláfoss ◽  
Per Aagaard ◽  
Lars Louis Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Warehouse Workers ◽  
Trunk Extensor

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders, and in particular low-back pain (LBP), are common among blue collar workers. In the work environment, both physical- and psychosocial risk factors exist. Working in warehouses in Denmark involve large quantities of occupational lifting, high work pace and a low degree of influence at work. This study investigates both acute and long-term associations between physical- and psychosocial work environmental factors and risk of LBP in warehouse workers. The specific study aims are to investigate 1) exposure-response associations between quantity of occupational lifting and short-term (day-to-day) changes in LBP, 2) the influence of accumulated workdays and rest days during a working week on LBP, 3) long-term association between occupational lifting exposure and LBP when assessed over 1 year, and 4) the role of psychological and social factors on the above associations. Methods The present study is designed as a 1-year prospective cohort study that will examine full-time warehouse workers from up to five retail chains in Denmark. Study aims 1 and 2 will be addressed using objective data based on company records with information on weight of all the goods handled by each warehouse worker during every single workday for 3 weeks. During this period, each worker will reply to text messages received before and after every workday (also on days off work) in which study participants will score their pain in the low back, bodily fatigue and perceived mental stress (scale 0–10). Long-term pain development is assessed using questionnaire surveys before and after 1 year. Further, pressure pain threshold (PPT) will be measured for selected trunk extensor muscles in approximately 50 workers using algometry along with measurements of maximal trunk extensor strength. Associations are modelled using linear mixed models with repeated measures between variables and LBP controlled for relevant confounders. Discussion This study provides knowledge about the acute and long-term associations between physical- and psychosocial work environmental factors and LBP. The obtained data will have the potential to provide recommendations on improved design of the working week to minimize the risk of LBP among warehouse workers, and may potentially enable to identify a reasonable maximum lifting threshold per day (ton lifted/day).

scholarly journals A Pilot Study of the Effects of High-Intensity Aerobic Exercise Versus Passive Interventions on Pain, Disability, Psychological Strain, and Serum Cortisol Concentrations in People With Chronic Low Back Pain

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitris Chatzitheodorou ◽  
Chris Kabitsis ◽  
Paraskevi Malliou ◽  
Vassilis Mougios
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Serum Cortisol ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Pain Disability

Background and Purpose Given the complex nature of chronic pain, the effects of high-intensity aerobic exercise on pain, disability, psychological strain, and serum cortisol concentrations in people with chronic low back pain were investigated. Subjects Twenty subjects receiving primary health care were randomly allocated into exercise and control groups. Methods Subjects in the exercise group received a 12-week, high-intensity aerobic exercise program. Subjects in the control group received 12 weeks of passive modalities without any form of physical activity. Results Data analysis identified reductions in pain (41%, t10=8.51, P<.001), disability (31%, t10=7.32, P<.001), and psychological strain (35%, t10=7.09, P<.001) in subjects in the exercise group and no changes in subjects in the control group. High-intensity exercise failed to influence serum cortisol concentrations. Discussion and Conclusion Regular high-intensity aerobic exercise alleviated pain, disability, and psychological strain in subjects with chronic low back pain but did not improve serum cortisol concentrations.

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