Open AccessDistal Lower-Extremity Pain and Work Postures in the Quebec Population
Author(s) -
Karen Messing,
Susan Stock
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.099317
Subject(s) - work (physics) , population , medicine , physical therapy , demography , environmental health , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Standing at work has been associated with discomfort and cardiovascular symptoms. Because standing postures vary in duration, mobility, and constraint, we explored associations between specific postures and pain in the lower extremities.