ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2016
Multisite musculoskeletal pain among young technical school students entering working life.
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- Recurrent pain among young and early midlife employees - the role of workload and health-related factors.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- How Does Physical Activity During Youth Affect the Development of Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain or Discomfort in Young Adults?Pain research & management · 2025Article
- Family structure and multisite musculoskeletal pain in adolescence: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among General and Technical Secondary School Students in Egypt.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An Exploratory Study on the Physical Activity Health Paradox-Musculoskeletal Pain and Cardiovascular Load during Work and Leisure in Construction and Healthcare Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Insufficient Rest Breaks at Workplace and Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Korean Kitchen Workers.Safety and health at work · 2021Article
- Decreased Chronic Widespread Pain on Nonworking Days Might Help Differentiate Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders From Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study of Working Females.Archives of rheumatology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a need to investigate the occurrence of multisite pain in young adults and to determine potential factors contributing to the early course of multisite musculoskeletal pain. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the occurrence and change of prevalence in the number of pain sites. We also wanted to identify work-related and individual risk factors associated with the number of musculoskeletal pain sites.
methodsWe monitored musculoskeletal pain from 4 body regions, individual and work-related factors on 21 occasions over a 6.5 year period. The cohort consisted of 420 technical school students entering working life. Data were analyzed by generalized estimating equations (GEE).
resultsPain from more than one body site was prevalent in this cohort of young adults (69 % at baseline), and the number of body sites in pain was found quite stable over the 6.5 year follow-up period. Women had higher number of pain sites compared with men and gender specific risk factors were identified. Increased mechanical workload and quantitative demands and low socioeconomic status were associated with increased number of musculoskeletal pain sites among women, while tobacco use was found as a risk factor among young men. Increased perceived muscle tension was the only factor significantly associated with increased number of pain sites in both genders.
conclusionThe current study supports earlier findings and show that pain from multiple body sites are frequent also among young workers. The identification of gender specific risk factors in our study is important and may facilitate practical prevention and future research.
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