Trial reportJournal of occupational health2017
Effects of a wearable type lumbosacral support for low back pain among hospital workers: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of occupational health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Digital Health Interventions in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
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- Mobile technologies for rehabilitation in non-specific spinal disorders: a systematic review of the efficacy and potential for implementation in low- and middle-income countries.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Workplace Interventions to Rehabilitate Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Employees with Physical Demanding Work.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of lumbar and pelvic support on pain, disability, and motor control in women with postpartum pelvic girdle pain: a three-armed randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Clinical effectiveness of lumbosacral orthoses in chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment and Mobility Are Not Associated With Low Back Pain in Healthcare Workers.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Efficacy of Ergonomic Interventions on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Ergonomic Challenges and Considerations in Endoscopic Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.Current urology reports · 2025Review
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effects of a new wearable type of lumbosacral support on low back pain.
methodsA total of 121 healthcare workers participated in this study. They were randomly allocated into the experimental and control groups and the former wore the support with signals of compression on the back by poor posture for the first 3 months. The control group remained on a waiting list for the first 3 months. Medical history, musculoskeletal symptoms, feeling in good posture, sleep habits, psychological distress, Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, and Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS) were evaluated. The range of motion (ROM) in the shoulder and hip joints as well as spinal alignment were evaluated. Our primary concern was the difference in the change of low back pain measured by visual analog scale (VAS) between the two groups.
resultsA total of 54 participants in the experimental and 53 participants in the control groups were analyzed. VAS and SSAS scores as well as lumbar spinal ROM in the experimental group significantly decreased. Low back pain (OR=0.401, 95% CI=0.168-0.954) and neck pain in the experimental group (OR=0.198, 95% CI=0.052-0.748) significantly decreased.
conclusionsThe new lumbar support reduced VAS and SSAS scores, lumbar spinal ROM, low back pain, and neck pain. This new type of lumbar support reduced low back pain among healthcare workers.
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