Coxarthrosis and physical work load.

Physical work load affects the maximum oxygen uptake.

PURPOSE Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) is known to be influenced by life-style factors, such as exercise and smoking. We aimed to further test the hypothesis that, besides these, work form also contributes to increase VO2max among workers. METHOD Three thousand six hundred and forty eight male workers with age 38.3 +/- 12.1 and 1,575 female workers with age 35.6 +/- 11.1, ranging from 20-year...

Heavy Physical Work: Cardiovascular Load in Male Construction Workers

This study aimed to elucidate cardiovascular loads (CVL) in construction workers during work and leisure by relative heart rate (RHR) over several days. Furthermore, we sought to evaluate the level of CVL in relation to individual factors, work ability, musculoskeletal pain and subjective general health. From a group of 255 construction workers responding to the baseline questionnaire, the CVL ...

Work-Related physical activity and coronary diseases

Introduction: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in the world. Modernization and reduction of physical activity in present century and also controversial results about relationship between work-related physical activity and CVD, lead to investigate the relationship between work-related physical activity and CVD. Methods: This cross-sectional study is based on data from f...

Physical load, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit work

Physical load during work and leisure time as risk factors for back pain.

This systematic review assessed aspects of physical load during work and leisure time as risk factors for back pain. Several reviews on this topic are available, but this one is based on a strict systematic approach to identify and summarize the evidence, comparable with that applied in the clinical literature on the efficacy of intervention for back pain. A computerized bibliographical search ...