Trial reportJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2017
Evaluation of a Workplace Exercise Program for Control of Shoulder Disorders in Overhead Assembly Work.
Trial report in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors for adherence to a physical activity promotion program in the workplace: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of workplace health promotion programs for industrial workers: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of Physical Exercise in the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Manual Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among automotive assembly workers: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Investigating the Effectiveness of a Workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders Management Program.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Biomechanical Assessments of the Upper Limb for Determining Fatigue, Strain and Effort from the Laboratory to the Industrial Working Place: A Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A cross-sectional survey of physical strains among offshore wind farm workers in the German exclusive economic zone.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Musculoskeletal Disorders in Tyre Manufacturing Workers.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess effects of exercise on shoulder musculoskeletal symptoms among employees with overhead assembly work exposures.
methodsA voluntary workplace shoulder exercise program was offered to employees in two automotive assembly departments, while two similar departments served as controls. N = 76 total workers participated. Shoulder Rating Questionnaire (SRQ) and Discomfort of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) symptoms were queried monthly for 7 baseline months, followed by 6 months that included exercise.
resultsSRQ scores were higher for exercisers than among controls in the 6 exercising months, but not in the baseline months. Although the group x month interaction was significant (P < 0.05), the temporal trend was inconsistent.
conclusionsExercise may have temporarily lessened decline in SRQ. It is not clear whether shorter term differences were clinically meaningful or predictive of longer term disability prevention.
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