Open AccessImpact of repetitive manual materials handling and psychosocial work factors on the future prevalence of chronic low-back pain among construction workers
Author(s) -
Ute Latza,
Annette Pfahlberg,
Olaf Gefeller
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.680
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , low back pain , chronic pain , back pain , physical therapy , demography , alternative medicine , psychiatry , pathology , sociology
This study investigated the influence of manual stone and brick handling and psychosocial work factors on the risk of chronic low-back pain and describes the impact in terms of risk advancement period.