Occupational medicine
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Occupational medicine · Sep 2003
Personal and occupational predictors of sciatica in the GAZEL cohort.
The objectives of this prospective study were to investigate personal and occupational predictors of sciatica and to compare the risk factors for sciatica and those for low back pain without sciatica. ⋯ This study confirmed that height and driving are risk factors for sciatica and that sciatica has specific predictors different from those for other types of low back pain. Future studies should consider sciatica separately from these.
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Recent research shows increasing rates of occupational stress and stress-related disorders. ⋯ Self-reported overtime and sick leave appear to be associated with higher level of self-reported stress, regardless of age, gender or work duty.