Authors: De Loose, Veerle¹; Burnotte, Frédéric¹; Cagnie, Barbara²; Stevens, Veerle¹; Van Tiggelen, Damien; Defense, Belgian¹

Source: Military Medicine, Volume 173, Number 5, May 2008 , pp. 474-479(6)

Publisher: AMSUS - Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

Abstract:

An extensive cross-sectional questionnaire was used to estimate the prevalence of neck pain and to identify risk factors (short term to long term) in the occurrence of neck pain in military office workers. Two standardized scales (Neck Disability Index and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) allowed assessment of the impact of neck pain on the person's life and the pain-related fear avoidance. A total of 629 completed questionnaires were evaluated which revealed the following: lifetime prevalence (78%), week prevalence (53%), point prevalence (59%), year prevalence (65%) (once-only, 19%; regular, 51%; long term, 15%; never, 7%). The results of this study provided support for the role of physical and psychosocial job characteristics in the etiology of neck pain in military office workers.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Belgian Defense, Medical Component, Military Hospital of Base Queen Astrid, Bruynstraat 2, 1120 Brussels, Belgium. 2: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent.

Publication date: 2008-05-01

More about this publication?

• Military Medicine is the Association's official monthly journal. The objective of the Journal is to promote awareness of Federal medicine by providing a forum for responsible discussion of common ideas and problems relevant to Federal healthcare. Its mission is: To increase healthcare education by providing scientific and other information to its readers; to facilitate communication; and to offer a prestige publication for members' writings.
• Editorial Board
• Information for Authors
• Submit a Paper
• Subscribe to this Title
• Membership Information
• Information for Advertisers
• Terms & Conditions
• Reviewer Information
• ingentaconnect is not responsible for the content or availability of external websites

Related content

• In this: publication
• By this: publisher
• In this Subject: Medicine (General) ,  Political Science
• By this author: De Loose, Veerle ;  Burnotte, Frédéric ;  Cagnie, Barbara ;  Stevens, Veerle ;  Van Tiggelen, Damien ;  Defense, Belgian

Website © Publishing Technology. Article copyright remains with the publisher, society or author(s) as specified within the article.

• Terms and conditions
• Privacy policy
• Information for advertisers