The relative importance of whole body vibration and occupational lifting as risk factors for low-back pain.

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AIMS: To explore the impact of occupational exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) on low back pain (LBP) in the general population and to estimate the burden of LBP attributable to occupational WBV in comparison with that due to occupational lifting. METHODS: A questionnaire including sections on WBV at work, LBP, and potential risk factors was mailed to a community sample of 22 194 men and women of working age. Sources and durations of exposure to occupational WBV were ascertained for the p...

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Authors: Palmer, K; Griffin, M; Syddall, H; Pannett, B; Cooper, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Occupational and environmental medicine
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 715-721
• Publication date: 2003-10-01
• DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.10.715
• EISSN: 1470-7926
• ISSN: 1351-0711
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Occupational Exposure; Middle Aged; Female; Risk Factors; Male; Adolescent; Questionnaires; Lifting; Vibration; Great Britain; Prevalence; Adult; Occupational Diseases; Low Back Pain