Repetitive and forceful movements of the hand as predictors of treatment for pain in the distal upper extremities
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Repetitive and forceful movements of the hand as predictors of treatment for pain in the distal upper extremities. / Aavang Petersen, Jonathan; Brauer, Charlotte; Thygesen, Lau Caspar; Flachs, Esben Meulengracht; Lund, Christina Bach; Thomsen, Jane Frølund.
I: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bind 79, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 55-62.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Repetitive and forceful movements of the hand as predictors of treatment for pain in the distal upper extremities
AU - Aavang Petersen, Jonathan
AU - Brauer, Charlotte
AU - Thygesen, Lau Caspar
AU - Flachs, Esben Meulengracht
AU - Lund, Christina Bach
AU - Thomsen, Jane Frølund
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To investigate repetitive movements and the use of hand force as causes of treatment for distal upper extremities musculoskeletal disorders METHODS: A cohort of 202 747 workers in a pension health scheme from 2005 to 2017 in one of 17 jobs (eg, office work, carpentry, cleaning) was formed. Representative electro-goniometric measurements of wrist angular velocity as a measure for repetition and expert-rated use of hand force were used in a job exposure matrix (JEM). Job titles were retrieved from the Danish registers. Outcome was first treatment in the distal upper extremities. In a Poisson regression model, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of treatment were adjusted for age, calendar-year, diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and arm fractures. In further analyses, wrist velocity or hand force was added. RESULTS: In men, wrist velocity had an IRR of 1.48 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.91) when the highest exposure level was compared with the lowest but with no clear exposure-response pattern. The effect became insignificant when adjusted for hand force. Hand force had an IRR of 2.65 (95% CI 2.13 to 3.29) for the highest versus the lowest exposure with an exposure-response pattern, which remained after adjustment for wrist velocity. Among women, no increased risk was found for hand force, while wrist velocity showed a significantly protective association with treatment. CONCLUSIONS: In men, occupational exposure to hand force more than doubled the risk of seeking treatment. The results for exposure to repetition were less clear. In women, we could not find any indications of an increased risk neither for force nor for repetition.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate repetitive movements and the use of hand force as causes of treatment for distal upper extremities musculoskeletal disorders METHODS: A cohort of 202 747 workers in a pension health scheme from 2005 to 2017 in one of 17 jobs (eg, office work, carpentry, cleaning) was formed. Representative electro-goniometric measurements of wrist angular velocity as a measure for repetition and expert-rated use of hand force were used in a job exposure matrix (JEM). Job titles were retrieved from the Danish registers. Outcome was first treatment in the distal upper extremities. In a Poisson regression model, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of treatment were adjusted for age, calendar-year, diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and arm fractures. In further analyses, wrist velocity or hand force was added. RESULTS: In men, wrist velocity had an IRR of 1.48 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.91) when the highest exposure level was compared with the lowest but with no clear exposure-response pattern. The effect became insignificant when adjusted for hand force. Hand force had an IRR of 2.65 (95% CI 2.13 to 3.29) for the highest versus the lowest exposure with an exposure-response pattern, which remained after adjustment for wrist velocity. Among women, no increased risk was found for hand force, while wrist velocity showed a significantly protective association with treatment. CONCLUSIONS: In men, occupational exposure to hand force more than doubled the risk of seeking treatment. The results for exposure to repetition were less clear. In women, we could not find any indications of an increased risk neither for force nor for repetition.
KW - ergonomics
KW - longitudinal studies
KW - occupational health
KW - upper extremity
KW - workload
U2 - 10.1136/oemed-2021-107543
DO - 10.1136/oemed-2021-107543
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34417338
AN - SCOPUS:85122771753
VL - 79
SP - 55
EP - 62
JO - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1351-0711
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 346247809