Low back pain as a result of physical overload at workplace: a scoping review
Authors:
Z. Kováčiková 1,2; L. Zapletalová 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc, Fakulta tělesné kultury, Katedra přírodních věd v kinantropologii vedúci prof. RNDr. Miroslav Janura, Dr.
1; Univerzita Komenského, Bratislava, Fakulta telesnej výchovy a športu, Katedra biologických a lekárskych vied vedúci Mgr. Gabriel Buzgó, PhD.
2; Katedra športových hier vedúci doc. PaedDr. Pavol Peráček, PhD.
3
Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 72, 2020, No. 1-2, s. 12-19.
Category:
Original Papers
Overview
Low back pain due to workplace factors is a common cause of increased work absence in almost every occupation today. This study dealt with one of the most discussed work-associated factors in relation to pain – physical workload. Since the studies in this area often present different findings, our aim was to identify gaps in the current literature that could be the reason of these discrepancies. Based on Arksey & O’Malley’s five-step methodological approach, differences in findings between studies can be attributed predominantly to their methodological deficiencies.
Keywords:
back pain – workload – physical factor – occupation
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