A 10-week exercise intervention can improve work posture but not neck/shoulder symptoms in dental health students: A pilot cohort study.
Work
; 67(1): 239-249, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Dental workers including dental health students experience a high incidence of neck/shoulder symptoms. However, research into interventions has been scarce and largely focused on tools and technological modifications.OBJECTIVE:
This study investigates the feasibility and benefits of a neck/shoulder exercise intervention on work posture and local symptoms in dental health students.METHODS:
Twenty-three students participated in a 10-week resistance exercise program for 2 minutes daily, 5 days per week. Work posture (evaluated with the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment tool, RULA), muscle strength measures, self-rated symptom severity and function were collected. Feasibility of the intervention was determined with six items scored on a 5-point Likert scale.RESULTS:
The exercise intervention improved work posture score by 1.88 (95% CI 1.05-2.70, pâ<â0.01) points on the RULA; isometric maximal strength of neck flexor and extensor muscles by 17.2% (95% CI 6.9-27.6%, pâ<â0.01) and 23.2% (95% CI 10.2-36.3%, pâ<â0.01) respectively; and clinical performance (77%). Isometric strength of the shoulder muscles, and symptom severity at the neck/shoulder showed no improvement. Adherence to training was 77%.CONCLUSION:
Ten weeks of exercise was feasible for dental health students, and likely beneficial with improvements in work posture and neck muscle strength.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Postura
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Hombro
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Estudiantes de Odontología
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Dolor de Cuello
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Dolor de Hombro
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Terapia por Ejercicio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Work
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia