Cross-sectional associations between occupational factors and musculoskeletal pain in women teachers, nurses and sonographers

• DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-0883-4
• Publication Date: 2016-01-18T17:56:30Z
• Authors: Inger Arvidsson; Jenny Gremark Sim...; Camilla Dahlqvist; Anna Axmon; Björn Karlson; Jonas Björk; Catarina Nordander
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Musculoskeletal pain; Neck pain

It is usually assumed that musculoskeletal pain associated with both the physical workload and psychosocial work environment, as well personal lifestyle factors. This study aims to ascertain prevalence of in women varying or different occupational exposures, explore associations between A questionnaire on physical, individual factors was answered by 1591 five groups contrasting exposures (teachers, anaesthetic, theatre, assistant nurses, sonographers). The outcome measure (in a new model based frequency intensity complaints preceding year) from neck, shoulders, hands, lower back feet. Neck equally frequent among teachers, nurses sonographers, less anaesthetic theatre nurses. sonographers experienced highest shoulder pain, while were most affected wrists back, teachers reported scores dimensions. scored strenuous postures movements (mechanical exposure index, MEI), activity lifting (physical PHYI). Multivariable models total population showed environment all body regions, though regions. Pain hands strongly high MEI job demands, feet PHYI BMI. young age an older Lack time for recovery shoulders back. differently need protective measures. For should be improved. surgical staff require measures mitigate constrained postures.