Managerial work, exercise, smoking, and gender as determinants of neck and shoulder pain in office workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
SultanT Al-Otaibi ◽  
Ibrahim Al-Huthail ◽  
AbdullahS Al-Zahrani
Keyword(s):  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Managerial Work ◽  
Neck And Shoulder Pain ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Process Evaluation of Workplace Interventions with Physical Exercise to Reduce Musculoskeletal Disorders

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars L. Andersen ◽  
Mette K. Zebis
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Training ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Workplace Interventions ◽  
Elastic Resistance ◽  
Neck And Shoulder Pain ◽  
Instructional Session

Process evaluation is important to explain success or failure of workplace interventions. This study performs a summative process evaluation of workplace interventions with physical exercise. As part of a randomized controlled trial 132 office workers with neck and shoulder pain were to participate in 10 weeks of elastic resistance training five times a week at the workplace; the 2 min group performed a single set of lateral raise to failure, and the 12 min group performed 5-6 sets with 8–12 repetitions. Participants received a single instructional session together with a training diary and manual at baseline (100% dose delivered and 100% dose received), and 59 and 57 participants, respectively, replied to the process evaluation questionnaire at 10-week follow-up. Results showed that in the 2 and 12 min groups, respectively, 82% and 81% of the participants completed more than 30 training sessions. However, two-thirds of the participants would have preferred more than a single exercise to vary between. In the 12 versus 2 min group more participants experienced the training sessions as too long (30% versus 5%). Most participants (67–92%) found the training diary and manual helpful, adequacy in a single instructional session, and satisfaction with the type of training. Among those with low adherence, lack of time (51%) and difficulties in starting exercising after illness (26%) were common barriers for regular training. Among those with low adherence, 52% felt that five training sessions per week were too much, and 29% would rather have trained a completely different kind of exercise. In conclusion, resistance training at the workplace is generally well received among office workers with neck-shoulder pain, but a one-size-fits-all approach is not feasible for all employees.

Subcutaneous sterile water injections for chronic neck and shoulder pain following whiplash injuries

The Lancet ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 341 (8843) ◽  
pp. 449-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Byrn ◽  
I. Olsson ◽  
L. Falkheden ◽  
O. Bunketorp ◽  
M. Lindh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Sterile Water ◽  
Whiplash Injuries ◽  
Neck And Shoulder Pain

scholarly journals 1384Factors related to neck and shoulder pain during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayo Tanaka ◽  
Sachiko Ohde ◽  
Kota Katanoda ◽  
Sarah Krull Abe ◽  
Takahiro Tabuchi
Keyword(s):  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Shoulder Stiffness ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Neck And Shoulder Pain

Abstract Background Shoulder stiffness is a common health issue in Japan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people were forced to stay home which possibly escalated the development of shoulder stiffness. We aimed to assess associations of lifestyle changes and newly developed neck and shoulder pain (NSP) during the pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted, analyzing the data from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS), an internet survey conducted from August to September 2020. Data included sociodemographic, lifestyle and health measures related to NSP during the pandemic. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to calculate adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for newly developed NSP with adjustment for lifestyle, physiological and psychosocial changes. Results After exclusion of participants with existing pain, 25,482 participants (12,673 male, 12,809 female) aged 15-79 years were included in the analysis. Of these, 4.1% reported newly developed NSP. Weight gain and long sedentary time were strongly associated with the NSP (AOR (95%CI): 2.4 (2.0-2.8) and 1.81 (1.4-2.3)). Stratified analyses of 1,751 students and 4,211 teleworkers showed significant associations (AOR (95%CI): 2.1 (1.4-2.8) and 2.5 (1.9-3.2)) compared to non-workers and non-teleworkers, respectively. Conclusions Students and teleworkers became prone to NSP during the pandemic. However, factors which were associated to pain did not differ during the pandemic compared with the previous studies. Key messages Preventive measures for NSP should be taken in students and teleworkers.

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