SynthesisBMJ open2022
Effectiveness of workplace exercise interventions in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers: a systematic review.
Synthesis in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05571124 (The Implementation of a Web-based Workplace Exercise Intervention in the Reduction of Spinal Pain in Sedentary Administrative Personnel), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Implementation of a Web-based Workplace Exercise Intervention in the Reduction of Spinal Pain in Sedentary Administrative Personnel: Protocol of a Mixed Methodology Study.
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of micro-exercises for managing neck/shoulder pain in sedentary workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise interventions for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Musculoskeletal disorders in video gamers - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Development, implementation and evaluation of a smartphone application aimed to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity among Indian sedentary office workers - findings from SMART-STEP trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- The effect of combined ergonomic training and exercises on musculoskeletal pain and ergonomic risks in supermarket cashiers: a randomized controlled trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Trial
- Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis in women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021, with projected trends up to 2045.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Predicting pain outcomes after digital care in chronic spinal pain: the roles of disability, work impairment, and occupation in a secondary analysis of a prospective clinical study.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2026Observational
- Co-designing a study on a health interventions with Myanmar migrant workers to address work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Thailand's seafood industry.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- Physical and Social Factors Differentiating Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain Among Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Workers in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal disorders among office workers: prevalence, ergonomic risk factors, and their interrelationships.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating Tech Neck: A Pilot Study Using a Self-Developed Questionnaire on Symptoms, Posture, and Preventive Measures.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A web-based workplace exercise intervention among office workers with spinal pain: Protocol of a mixed methods study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Technologies and Sensors for Artificial Muscles in Rehabilitation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring the Moderating Effect of Musculoskeletal Pain on Technostress-Induced Burnout: A Cross-Sectional Study of Bank Employees.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sedentarism and Chronic Health Problems.Korean journal of family medicine · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Workplace Exercise Intervention to Reduce Musculoskeletal Pain and Improve Functional Capacity in Office Workers: A Randomized Controlled Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical symptoms among professional gamers within eSports, a survey study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Work conditions and determinants of health status among industrial shift workers: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The Web-Based Pain-at-Work Toolkit With Telephone Support for Employees With Chronic or Persistent Pain: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effectiveness of workplace exercise interventions in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
designSystematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). DATA SOURCES: The bibliographical databases PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane, Scopus, ISI WoS and PeDRO were searched, with studies from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2020 eligible for inclusion. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: We included RCTs, reported in English or Spanish, with at least an intervention group performing workplace exercises among office workers with musculoskeletal disorders. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the risk of bias. A narrative synthesis was carried out with a tabular method specifying the study characteristics following the SWiM (Synthesis Without Meta-Analysis) guideline for synthesis without meta-analysis. The revised Cochrane Risk of Bias (RoB-2) tool was used to analyse the risk of bias of the included studies.
resultsSeven studies with a total of 967 participants met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Due to heterogeneity in different workplace exercise interventions, outcome measures and statistical analyses, it was not possible to conduct a meta-analysis and a narrative synthesis was performed. The interventions were classified into three categories: multiple body regions, neck and shoulder, and lower back. The seven studies concluded that workplace exercise interventions were effective in reducing musculoskeletal disorders and pain compared with other types of interventions or with control groups with no interventions. The RoB-2 tool found a high risk of bias in six of the seven studies.
conclusionsThe findings of the RCTs on workplace exercise interventions suggest that interventions were effective in treating musculoskeletal disorders among office workers. However, due to the high risk of bias of the included studies, no firm conclusions could be drawn and more high-quality studies are needed. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020177462.
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