Association Between Exercise and Low Back Pain Resulting in Modified Duty and Lost Time: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of an Occupational Population

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• Personal Author:
  Brown HL ; Hegmann KT ; Kapellusch J ; Ott U ; Thiese MS ; Walker SD ; Wood E
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between leisure time exercise and whether workers ever had modified duty or lost time (MD/LT) due to low back pain (LBP) in an occupational cohort. Methods: Workers (N = 827) completed a structured interview assessing characteristics of their LBP, whether or not the pain caused modified or lost work time, and their participation in leisure time exercise. Odds ratio of modified/lost time and minutes of exercise participation were assessed. Results: Workers who participated in over 316 min/wk of leisure time exercise incurred significantly less modified/lost time, adjusted odds ratio = 0.46 (95% confidence interval, 0.23 to 0.98). There also lies a significant trend between increases in leisure time exercise and reductions in modified/lost time (P = 0.0016). Conclusion: These results suggest exercise reduces risk of MD/LT from LBP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Workload
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cross-sectional Analysis Back Pain Exercise LBP Leisure Time Exercise Leisure Time Physical Activity Lost Time Low Back Pain Modified Duty MVPA Physical Activity Physical Exercise Statistical Analysis Work Capability Work Capacity Worker Health Worker Productivity Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053144
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Oct; 60(10):896-900
• Contact Point Address:
  Kurt T. Hegmann, MD, MPH, 391 ChipetaWay, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
• Email:
  Kurt.Hegmann@hsc.utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:58079f8f76fdd70639db95279ffb56578f990646fdd994dde61145e30e09e5269e1c325197401060d1213d09b7cf3846d324de1949725301c946c23b7fc03e8f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215960/cdc_215960_DS1.pdf
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