Prevalence of epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain in Latino poultry workers and manual laborers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Blocker JN ; Chen H ; Grzywacz JG ; Mora DC ; Quandt SA ; Rosenbaum DA ; Schulz MR
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: The goal of this study is to improve understanding of immigrant Latino manual workers' occupational health, focusing on upper body musculoskeletal injury. METHODS: Physical exams were conducted with a representative sample of 516 Latino poultry workers and manual laborers in western North Carolina; outcome measures were prevalence of epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain. RESULTS: Low back pain (n = 89; 17.2%) and rotator cuff syndrome (n = 76; 14.7%) indicated by physical exam was common. Epicondylitis was less common, but still frequent (n = 30; 5.8%). Prevalence of each outcome did not differ between poultry processing workers and other manual workers. Workers >40 years old had greater incidence of rotator cuff syndrome and epicondylitis. CONCLUSIONS: Epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain are common in immigrant Latino workers, and may negatively impact long-term health and contribute to occupational health disparities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Animals Demography Epidemiology Food-Processing Industry Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Women Workload Workplace

  More +
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-groups Author Keywords: Poultry Workers Demographic-characteristics Epicondylitis Etiology Food-processing-industry Humans Injuries Low Back Pain Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Illness Physical-reactions Physiological-effects Rotator Cuff Syndrome Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Work-capability Work-capacity Work-environment Workers

  More +
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  226-234
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042833
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Feb; 56(2):226-234
• Contact Point Address:
  Daryl A. Rosenbaum, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  drosenba@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20140929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0bcdbd16ed83d8fe66c0f1c4f1d75164adba588978a3178b0dd093d9e96692c561877fe50fd91fa7d3f78281be1110afcaa7ae3d0089e02ee4312dbc967a68d7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194931/cdc_194931_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 113.82 KB ]