Occupational and environmental medicine
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Multicenter Study
Low back pain in drivers exposed to whole body vibration: analysis of a dose-response pattern.
Analysis of a dose-response pattern between exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) and low back pain (LBP) in a group of drivers. ⋯ The investigation found a dose-response pattern between WBV exposure and driving-related LBP. No indication of a dose-response pattern was found between WBV exposure and 12-month LBP. Although this dose-response pattern is only an indication, these findings imply that WBV exposure might contribute to the onset of driving-related LBP.