Open AccessNegative Impacts of Prolonged Standing at Work on Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Physical Fatigue: The Fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey
Author(s) -
Hoon Jo,
One-bin Lim,
Yeon Soon Ahn,
Sei-Jin Chang,
Sang Baek Koh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.6.510
Subject(s) - physical therapy , medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , musculoskeletal disorder , logistic regression , physical medicine and rehabilitation , work (physics) , muscle fatigue , musculoskeletal pain , back pain , risk factor , low back pain , human factors and ergonomics , electromyography , poison control , environmental health , mechanical engineering , engineering , alternative medicine , pathology
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.