A wide variety of risk factors for the occurrence and prognostic factors for persistence of non-specific musculoskeletal pain (MSP) are mentioned in the literature. A systematic review of all these factors is not available. Thus a systematic review was conducted to evaluate MSP risk factors and prognostic …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are used to quantify physical aspects of work capacity. Safety is a critical issue for clinical use of an FCE. Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) are known to report a temporary increase in pain following an FCE, but it is not known whether …

De doelstellingen van het onderzoek zijn het nagaan van de mate van de implementatie van de KNGF-richtlijn lage-rugpijn, het inventariseren van het handelen van eerstelijns fysiotherapeuten bij patiënten met lage-rugpijn en het in kaart brengen van de bekendheid met en het oordelen over de KNGF-richtlijn …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints of the back, arms or neck, and legs among nurses, and to investigate the relation between these complaints and various work related and personal variables. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was carried out in four nursing homes in The …