SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2019
Workplace-Based Rehabilitation of Upper Limb Conditions: A Systematic Review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of Workplace Interventions to Support Young Workers' Safety, Work Environment and Health.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Adaptation strategies for nurses with musculoskeletal pain in hospital work: a systematic review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2025Pooled it
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- Indexes for motor performance assessment in job integration/reintegration of people with neuromuscular disorders: A systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Workplace Interventions to Rehabilitate Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Employees with Physical Demanding Work.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Pooled it
- Participatory Ergonomics Intervention to Prevent Work Disability Among Workers with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Workplace Setting.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Trial
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- Perspectives of North American firefighters on navigating interventions and healthcare choices for work-related shoulder disorders.Discover public health · 2025Article
- Health Status Stability of Patients in a Medical Rehabilitation Program: What Are the Roles of Time, Physical Fitness Level, and Self-efficacy?International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace from the Perspective of Older Employees: A Mixed Methods Research Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of workplace upper extremity resistance exercises on function and symptoms of workers at a tertiary hospital: a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- The relationship between readiness to change pain-related exercise participation and perceived work ability: a cross-sectional study of factory workers.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Persian version of the Upper Limb Functional Index.Hand therapy · 2021Article
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- Socio-economic disparities and returning to work following an injury.Israel journal of health policy research · 2020Article
- Effects of Vocational Re-training on Employment Outcomes Among Persons with Disabilities in Germany: A Quasi-Experiment.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Barriers and opportunities for prolonging working life across different occupational groups: the SeniorWorkingLife study.European journal of public health · 2020Article
- sEMG: A Window Into Muscle Work, but Not Easy to Teach and Delicate to Practice-A Perspective on the Difficult Path to a Clinical Tool.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Critical Issues and Imminent Challenges in the Use of sEMG in Return-To-Work Rehabilitation of Patients Affected by Neurological Disorders in the Epoch of Human-Robot Collaborative Technologies.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Strong Labour Market Inequality of Opportunities at the Workplace for Supporting a Long and Healthy Work-Life: The SeniorWorkingLife Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Purpose The objective of this systematic review was to identify, collate and analyse the current available evidence on the effectiveness of workplace-based rehabilitative interventions in workers with upper limb conditions on work performance, pain, absenteeism, productivity and other outcomes. Methods We searched Medline, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Academic Search Premier, Africa-Wide Information, CINAHL, OTSeeker and PEDro with search terms in four broad areas: upper limb, intervention, workplace and clinical trial (no date limits). Studies including neck pain only or musculoskeletal pain in other areas were not included. Results Initial search located 1071 articles, of which 80 were full text reviewed. Twenty-eight articles were included, reporting on various outcomes relating to a total of seventeen studies. Nine studies were of high methodological quality, seven of medium quality, and one of low quality. Studies were sorted into intervention categories: Ergonomic controls (n = 3), ergonomic training and workstation adjustments (n = 4), exercise and resistance training (n = 6), clinic-based versus workplace-based work hardening (n = 1), nurse case manager training (n = 1), physiotherapy versus Feldenkrais (n = 1), and ambulant myofeedback training (n = 1). The largest body of evidence supported workplace exercise programs, with positive effects for ergonomic training and workstation adjustments, and mixed effects for ergonomic controls. Ambulant myofeedback training had no effect. The remaining three categories had positive effects in the single study on each intervention. Conclusion While there is substantial evidence for workplace exercise programs, other workplace-based interventions require further high quality research. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42017059708.
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