ReviewExercise and sport sciences reviews2017
Physical Activity as Cause and Cure of Muscular Pain: Evidence of Underlying Mechanisms.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimal aerobic exercise dose for pain relief in fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Risk Associated with Squats: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Attention to Progression Principles and Variables of Exercise Prescription in Workplace-Related Resistance Training Interventions: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Workplace-Based Intervention for Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Physical Exercise Training in the Workplace on Physical Fitness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Vigorous regular leisure-time physical activity is associated with a clinically important improvement in back pain - a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Distribution and associated factors of neck and shoulder pain among primary school children in Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province, China.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal Pain Among University Faculty: A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence, Determinants, and Associations with Work Performance and Occupational Stress.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
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- Understanding the Link Between Physical Activity and Work Ability in University Staff: Protocol for a Gender-Sensitive Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Observational
- Prospective associations between 24-h device-measured occupational and leisure-time physical activity and register-based musculoskeletal-related primary healthcare utilization among Danish workers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The leisure time and occupational physical activity paradox in persistent musculoskeletal pain.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Predictive Factors of Initial Pain and Disability in Patients Presenting With Neck Pain for Rehabilitation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Health consequences of graded, full, and no sickness absence among workers with musculoskeletal disorders: health profiles and six-months symptom changes of patients referred to Norwegian outpatient clinics for chronic neck and back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Associations between knee pain and knee-loading physical activities at work and leisure - a cross-sectional study based on accelerometer measurements.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
- Predictors of poor quality of life for patients discharged from acute psychiatric care in Alberta.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Influence of self-reported physical exercise on musculoskeletal pain among Chinese medical students.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The associations of the diagnostic criterion pain modified by function with functional limitation and behavioral frequency.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024Article
- The work Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise program for preventing functional decline in employees aged 55 years and older: development and initial evaluation.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2024Article
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Abstract
Work-related physical activity (PA), in terms of peak loads and sustained and/or repetitive contractions, presents risk factors for the development of muscular pain and disorders. However, PA as a training tailored to the employee's work exposure, health, and physical capacity offers prevention and rehabilitation. We suggest the concept of "Intelligent Physical Exercise Training" relying on evidence-based sports science training principles.
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