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Keyword low-back pain

 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Labor market participation among patients referred to occupational medicine with low-back pain: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study
Mathias Moselund Rønnow, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Dorte Rytter, Morten Fenger-Grøn, Morten Vejs Willert, Johan Hviid Andersen, Marianne Kyndi
Scand J Work Environ Health 2026;52(5):593-605
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4305
 
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Organizational strategies of eldercare work and health – Is the daily number of residents cared for over 14 months associated with back pain?
Christian Tolstrup Wester, Stavros Kyriakidis, Anders Dreyer Frost, Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Andreas Holtermann, David M Hallman
Scand J Work Environ Health 2025;51(3):191-200
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4207
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Mechanical and psychosocial work exposures: the construction and evaluation of a gender-specific job exposure matrix (JEM)
Therese Nordberg Hanvold, Tom Sterud, Petter Kristensen, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum
Scand J Work Environ Health 2019;45(3):239-247
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3774
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prolonged sitting at work is associated with a favorable time course of low-back pain among blue-collar workers: a prospective study in the DPhacto cohort
Mette Korshøj, Marie Birk Jørgensen, David M Hallman, Julie Lagersted-Olsen, Andreas ­Holtermann, Nidhi Gupta
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(5):530-538
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3726
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Is self-reported time spent sedentary and in physical activity differentially biased by age, gender, body mass index, and low-back pain?
Nidhi Gupta, Marina Heiden, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Andreas Holtermann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(2):163-170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3693
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prediction models to identify workers at risk of sick leave due to low-back pain in the Dutch construction industry
Lisa C Bosman, Lyan Dijkstra, Catelijne I Joling, Martijn W Heymans, Jos WR Twisk, Corné AM Roelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(2):156-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3703
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Is objectively measured sitting at work associated with low-back pain? A cross sectional study in the DPhacto cohort
Mette Korshøj, David M Hallman, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Mette Aadahl, Andreas Holtermann, Marie Birk Jørgensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2018;44(1):96-105
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3680
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

A research framework for the development and implementation of interventions preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Allard J van der Beek, Jack T Dennerlein, Maaike A Huysmans, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Alex Burdorf, Willem van Mechelen, Jaap H van Dieën, Monique HW Frings-Dresen, Andreas Holtermann, Prawit Janwantanakul, Henk F van der Molen, David Rempel, Leon Straker, Karen Walker-Bone, Pieter Coenen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(6):526-539
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3671
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Temporal relationships between job strain and low-back pain
Linda L Magnusson Hanson, Ida EH Madsen, Reiner Rugulies, Paraskevi Peristera, Hugo Westerlund, Alexis Descatha
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(5):396-404
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3654
 
EDITORIAL
 

Analytical strategies to determine whether job strain is an important risk factor for occurrence of low-back pain
Alex Burdorf, Anthony D LaMontagne
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(5):393-395
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3657
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Effects on musculoskeletal pain from “Take a Stand!”– a cluster-randomized controlled trial reducing sitting time among office workers
Ida Høgstedt Danquah, Stine Kloster, Andreas Holtermann, Mette Aadahl, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(4):350-357
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3639
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Associations of objectively measured sitting and standing with low-back pain intensity: a 6-month follow-up of construction and healthcare workers
Lars-Kristian Lunde, Markus Koch, Stein Knardahl, Kaj Bo Veiersted
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(3):269-278
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3628
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Association between occupational lifting and day-to-day change in low-back pain intensity based on company records and text messages
Lars Louis Andersen, Nils Fallentin, Jeppe Zielinski Nguyen Ajslev, Markus Due Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup
Scand J Work Environ Health 2017;43(1):68-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3592
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Does objectively measured daily duration of forward bending predict development and aggravation of low-back pain? A prospective study
Julie Lagersted-Olsen, Birthe Lykke Thomsen, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard, Marie Birk Jørgensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(6):528-537
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3591
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Long-term effectiveness of an educational and physical intervention for preventing low-back pain recurrence: a randomized controlled trial
Emmanuelle Chaléat-Valayer, Angélique Denis, Kariman Abelin-Genevois, Amélie Zelmar, Fabienne Siani-Trebern, Sandrine Touzet, Alain Bergeret, Cyrille Colin, Jean-Baptiste Fassier
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(6):510-519
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3597
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Social support modifies association between forward bending of the trunk and low-back pain: Cross-sectional field study of blue-collar workers
Morten Villumsen, Andreas Holtermann, Afshin Samani, Pascal Madeleine, Marie Birk Jørgensen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(2):125-134
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3549
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Results of a feasibility study: barriers and facilitators in implementing the Sherbrooke model in France
Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Marie-José Durand, Jean-François Caillard, Yves Roquelaure, Patrick Loisel
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):223-233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3489
 
EDITORIAL
 

Work modification as a treatment for low-back pain
Eira Viikari-Juntura, Ellen MacEachen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(3):219-221
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3494
 
EDITORIAL
 

Chronic low-back pain, chronic disability at work, chronic management issues
Audrey Petit, Natacha Fouquet, Yves Roquelaure
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(2):107-110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3477
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The effect of the presence and characteristics of an outlying group on exposure–outcome associations
Pieter Coenen, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Idsart Kingma, Cécile RL Boot, Paulien M Bongers, Jaap H van Dieën
Scand J Work Environ Health 2015;41(1):65-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3461
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Face-to-face information combined with a booklet versus a booklet alone for treatment of mild low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Jarmo Rantonen, Aki Vehtari, Jaro Karppinen, Satu Luoto, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Markku Hupli, Antti Malmivaara, Simo Taimela
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(2):156-166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3398
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Patient transfers and assistive devices: prospective cohort study on the risk for occupational back injury among healthcare workers
Lars L Andersen, Alex Burdorf, Nils Fallentin, Roger Persson, Markus D Jakobsen, Ole S Mortensen, Thomas Clausen, Andreas Holtermann
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(1):74-81
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3382
 
EDITORIAL
 

National variations in back pain: Ecological fallacy or cultural differences?
Jos Verbeek, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2014;40(1):1-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3407
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Patient handling and risk for developing persistent low-back pain among female healthcare workers
Andreas Holtermann, Thomas Clausen, Marie Birk Jørgensen, Alex Burdorf, Lars L Andersen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2013;39(2):164-169
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3329
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Professional driving and prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging: a case–control study
Keith T Palmer, Michael Griffin, Georgia Ntani, James Shambrook, Philip McNee, Madeleine Sampson, E Clare Harris, David Coggon
Scand J Work Environ Health 2012;38(6):577-581
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3273
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

The effectiveness of participatory ergonomics to prevent low-back and neck pain – results of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Maurice T Driessen, Karin I Proper, Johannes R Anema, Dirk L Knol, Paulien M Bongers, Allard J van der Beek
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(5):383-393
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3163
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

3rd place, PREMUS best paper competition: development of the return-to-work self-efficacy (RTWSE-19) questionnaire – psychometric properties and predictive validity
William S Shaw, Silje E Reme, Steven J Linton, Yueng-Hsiang Huang, Glenn Pransky
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(2):109-119
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3139
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

2nd place, PREMUS best paper competition: implementing return-to-work interventions for workers with low-back pain – a conceptual framework to identify barriers and facilitators
Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Marie-José Durand, Patrick Loisel
Scand J Work Environ Health 2011;37(2):99-108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3138
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Prognostic factors for long-term sickness absence among employees with neck–shoulder and low-back pain
Andreas Holtermann, Jørgen V Hansen, Hermann Burr, Karen Søgaard
Scand J Work Environ Health 2010;36(1):34-41
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2883
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Beliefs about back pain predict the recovery rate over 52 consecutive weeks
Achim Elfering, Anne F Mannion, Nicola Jacobshagen, Oezguer Tamcan, Urs Müller
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(6):437-445
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1360
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Socioeconomic position and low-back pain – the role of biomechanical strains and psychosocial work factors in the GAZEL cohort
Sandrine Plouvier, Annette Leclerc, Jean-François Chastang, Sébastien Bonenfant, Marcel Goldberg
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(6):429-436
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1353
 
AMENDMENTS & CORRECTIONS
 

Re: Palmer KT, Harris EC, Griffin MJ, Bennett J, Reading I, Sampson M, Coggon D. Case–control study of low-back pain referred for magnetic resonance imaging, with special focus on whole-body vibration. Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(5):364–373
Keith T Palmer, E Clare Harris, Michael J Griffin, James Bennett, Isabel Reading, Madeleine Sampson, David Coggon
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(1):80
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Musculoskeletal disorders among construction roofers—physical function and disability
Laura Welch, Elizabeth Haile, Leslie I Boden, Katherine L Hunting
Scand J Work Environ Health 2009;35(1):56-63
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1302
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Occupational loading, health behavior and sleep disturbance as predictors of low-back pain
Helena Miranda, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Laura Punnett, Hilkka Riihimäki
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(6):411-419
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1290
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Case–control study of low-back pain referred for magnetic resonance imaging, with special focus on whole-body vibration
Keith T Palmer, E Clare Harris, Michael J Griffin, James Bennett, Isabel Reading, Madeleine Sampson, David Coggon
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(5):364-373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1282
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Are occupational factors important determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in musculoskeletal pain?
Ingrid S Mehlum, Petter Kristensen, Helge Kjuus, Ebba Wergeland
Scand J Work Environ Health 2008;34(4):250-259
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.1269
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Is an imbalance between physical capacity and exposure to work-related physical factors associated with low-back, neck or shoulder pain?
Heleen H Hamberg-van Reenen, Geertje A M Ariëns, Birgitte M Blatter, Allard J van der Beek, Jos W R Twisk, Willem van Mechelen, Paulien M Bongers
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(3):190-197
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.998
 
COMMENTARY
 

Ischemia and low-back pain—is it time to include lumbar angina as a cardiovascular disease?
Henrik Bøggild
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(1):20-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.972
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Cardiovascular risk factors and low back pain in a long-term follow-up of industrial employees
Päivi Leino-Arjas, Svetlana Solovieva, Juhani Kirjonen, Antti Reunanen, Hilkka Riihimäki
Scand J Work Environ Health 2006;32(1):12-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.971
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Seat inclination, use of lumbar support and low-back pain of taxi drivers
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Jack Tigh Dennerlein, Chien-Chi Chang, Wen-Ruey Chang, David C Christiani
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(4):258-265
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.881
 
REVIEW
 

Effectiveness of a return-to-work intervention for subacute low-back pain
Hynek Hlobil, J Bart Staal, Maaike Spoelstra, Geertje A M Ariëns, Tjabe Smid, Willem van Mechelen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2005;31(4):249-257
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.880
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Different risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints and musculoskeletal sickness absence
Wilhelmina IJzelenberg, Duco Molenaar, Alex Burdorf
Scand J Work Environ Health 2004;30(1):56-63
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.765
 
COMMENTARY
 

Where to with meta-analysis? - first, do no harm.
Barbara Silverstein
Scand J Work Environ Health 2003;29(6):442-443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.751
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Model for the work-relatedness of low-back pain
Freek Lötters, Alex Burdorf, Judith Kuiper, Harald Miedema
Scand J Work Environ Health 2003;29(6):431-440
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.749
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Impact of ergonomic intervention on back pain among nurses
Julia Smedley, Fiona Trevelyan, Hazel Inskip, Peter Buckle, Cyrus Cooper, David Coggon
Scand J Work Environ Health 2003;29(2):117-123
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.713
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Inpatient hospital care for back disorders in relation to industry and occupation in Finland
Päivi Leino-Arjas, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Veijo Notkola, Ilmo Keskimäki, Pertti Mutanen
Scand J Work Environ Health 2002;28(5):304-313
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.679
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Low-back and shoulder complaints among workers with pushing and pulling tasks
Marco J M Hoozemans, Allard J van der Beek, Monique H W Frings-Dresen, Luc H V van der Woude, Frank J H van Dijk
Scand J Work Environ Health 2002;28(5):293-303
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.678
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Do psychosocial strain and physical exertion predict onset of low-back pain among nursing aides?
Henrik Gonge, Lone Donbæk Jensen, Jens Peter Bonde
Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(6):388-394
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.631
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Psychosocial work characteristics and psychological strain in relation to low-back pain
Wilhelmina E Hoogendoorn, Paulien M Bongers, Henrica C W de Vet, Irene L D Houtman, Geertje A M Ariëns, Willem van Mechelen, Lex M Bouter
Scand J Work Environ Health 2001;27(4):258-267
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.613
 
ARTICLE
 

Future directions of psychophysical studies
S H Snook
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25(Supplement 4):13-18
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Comparison of four peak spinal loading exposure measurement methods and their association with low-back pain
W Patrick Neumann, Richard P Wells, R W Norman, D M Andrews, John Frank, H S Shannon, Mickey S Kerr
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25(5):404-409
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.452
 
REVIEW
 

Physical load during work and leisure time as risk factors for back pain
Wilhelmina E Hoogendoorn, Mireille N M van Poppel, Paulien M Bongers, Bart W Koes, Lex M Bouter
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25(5):387-403
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.451
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Validation of a questionnaire for assessing physical work load
S Hollmann, F Klimmer, K - H Schmidt, H Kylian
Scand J Work Environ Health 1999;25(2):105-114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.412
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Workplace factors and care seeking for low-back pain among female nursing personnel
Malin Josephson, Eva Vingård, Group MUSIC-Norrtälje Study
Scand J Work Environ Health 1998;24(6):465-472
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.370
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Validity of self-reported physical work load in epidemiologic studies on musculoskeletal disorders
Eira Viikari-Juntura, S Rauas, Rami Martikainen, Eeva Kuosma, Hilkka Riihimäki, Esa-Pekka Takala, K Saarenmaa
Scand J Work Environ Health 1996;22(4):251-259
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.139
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Social support, job strain and musculoskeletal pain among female health care personnel
G K Ahlberg-Hultén, Töres Theorell, F Sigala
Scand J Work Environ Health 1995;21(6):435-439
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.59
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Psychosocial factors at work in relation to back and limb disorders
P I Leino, V Hänninen
Scand J Work Environ Health 1995;21(2):134-142
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.20
 
SHORT COMMUNICATION
 

Classification of low-back pain.
Alf L Nachemson, Gunnar B Andersson
Scand J Work Environ Health 1982;8(2):134-136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2490
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

Felling work, low-back pain and osteoarthritis.
Eero Sairanen, Leena Brüshaber, Matti Kaskinen
Scand J Work Environ Health 1981;7(1):18-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2572
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 

A prospective cohort study of low-back outcomes and alternative measures of cumulative external and internal vibration load on the lumbar spine of professional drivers
Massimo Bovenzi, Marianne Schust
Scand J Work Environ Health 2021;47(4):277-286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3947
 
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