International archives of occupational and environmental health
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · May 2015
Review Meta AnalysisWhole-body vibration and the risk of low back pain and sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The aim of this systematic literature review was to evaluate the association between whole-body vibration (WBV) and low back pain (LBP) and sciatica with special attention given to exposure estimates. Moreover, the aim was to estimate the magnitude of such an association using meta-analysis and to compare our findings with previous reviews. ⋯ This review shows that there is scientific evidence that exposure to WBV increases the risk of LBP and sciatica.
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · May 2015
Relationships of low back outcomes to internal spinal load: a prospective cohort study of professional drivers.
To investigate the relationships between low back symptoms and alternative measures of external dose and internal spinal dose in professional drivers exposed to whole body vibration (WBV). ⋯ In this prospective cohort study, measures of internal spinal dose performed better than measures of daily vibration exposure (external dose) for the prediction of low back outcomes in professional drivers. The ISO boundary values of the risk factor R for low and high probabilities of adverse health effects on the lumbar spine tend to underestimate the health risk in professional drivers.