期刊
ERGONOMICS
卷 52, 期 12, 页码 1556-1567出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903199889
关键词
Surface electromyography; control levers; forest vehicles; musculoskeletal disorders; epidemiology; cohort
资金
- Research Council of Norway
The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate relationships between sustained low-level muscle activity (SULMA) in the neck and pain after 1 year among machine operators of forest harvesters (n=19), forwarders (n=20) and forest researchers (n=20). Surface electromyography of the right upper trapezius muscle was measured during one working day. Continuous muscle activity (SULMA periods) were analysed in predetermined time intervals. Neck pain was assessed by the Borg's category-ratio scale and the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire (dichotomised into pain duration 30 or 30 d). Harvesters reported significantly more pain than researchers. A higher number of long SULMA periods 8min duration increased the risk of neck pain 30d during the successive year (odds ratio 3.0, 95% CI 1.2-7.8). Perceived personal economy above average was associated with less pain, while other potential confounders or intermediate variables were not significant. Low-level trapezius muscle activity in periods longer than 8min may constitute a risk for neck pain.
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