Affiliation:
1. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Abstract
LBP is a major public health concern with enormous human and economic burden. The validity of the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE), a widely used job assessment tool, has not been studied previously in individuals with past LBP. The primary aim of this research was to study the relationship between RNLE measures and incident LBP episode risk after a 90-day pain free period using a prospective study design. One hundred and thirty industrial workers were identified as eligible to become an incident case for LBP. Univariate relationships between RNLE measures and incidence of LBP episode were studied using the Cox proportional hazards model. Significant associations between RNLE measures and incident LBP risk were found. It is concluded that the RNLE is predictive of incident LBP episode risk in individuals with past pain.
Subject
General Medicine,General Chemistry
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