Work-related shoulder-neck complaints in industry: a pilot study.
Twenty-six industrial workers, selected from employment records, were examined with a questionnaire, anthropometric measures, muscle strength measurements and filming during work cycles to study the influence of ergonomic factors on shoulder-neck complaints. No differences were observed when comparing age or anthropometric measurements between the nine workers with and the 17 without shoulder-neck complaints. Significantly weaker shoulder muscles were found in workers with shoulder-neck complaints than in those without. A higher median strain on the shoulders in the working situation of workers with shoulder-neck complaints than in the group with no complaints was suggested from the results of a biomechanical analysis of the different work tasks.
Bjelle
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Department of Rheumatology, Sahlgren University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Hagberg
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Michaelson
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D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D019838:Neck Injuries; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries