| Physical Rehabilitation With Ergonomic Intervention of Currently Working Keyboard Operators With Nonspecific/Type II Work-Related Upper Limb Disorder: A Prospective Study. | |
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PMID: 22200385 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a physical training program in combination with ergonomic changes in a group of keyboard operators with nonspecific/type II work-related upper limb disorder (WRULD). DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Hospital department. PARTICIPANTS: Pain-free controls (n=6) and currently working patients with WRULD (n=17) were included. INTERVENTIONS: Participants were taught how to self-rehabilitate according to a previously published physical exercise program, in addition the patients requested maximal ergonomic assistance from their employer according to British law. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Pain at rest and after a standardized functional typing test, before and after rehabilitation, with recording of endurance and calculation of typing speed during the tests. Statistical evaluation: Student t test, paired, and 2-tailed. RESULTS: After the rehabilitation program, the patients as a group had significantly less pain both at rest (P=.009) and after the typing test (P<.001). The typing endurance improved significantly (P=.027) and became similar to the healthy control group (P =.09). The typing speed improved significantly in the patient group after rehabilitation (P=.032) and became similar to the normal control group (P=.058). CONCLUSIONS: Currently working keyboard operators with nonspecific/type II WRULD can benefit significantly from a combination of an individualized self-administered physical rehabilitation program and ergonomic work place improvements. Randomized control studies are needed to further investigate the long-term effect of this encouraging finding. |
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Authors:
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Bo Povlsen |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Volume: 93 ISSN: 1532-821X ISO Abbreviation: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-12-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985158R Medline TA: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 78-81 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK. |
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