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18568966

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of employment duration and pain development on motor variability were investigated during repetitive work. Electromyographic (EMG) and kinematics data from two previous studies were re-analysed. Newly employed butchers were followed prospectively in relation to employment duration and pain development. Healthy butchers with long-term experience were compared with novices. The variability of the cycle time, EMG ratio and arm and trunk movement was expressed as cycle-to-cycle standard deviations. During the first 6 months of employment, cycle time variability decreased, while posture and movement variability increased (p < 0.05). In presence of pain, the variability of the initial arm position decreased while it increased for the trunk (p < 0.05). Experienced butchers showed a larger variability than novices for work cycle and several kinematic variables, but a smaller EMG ratio variability (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that the variability of motor patterns in repetitive work changes with experience and pain. A change towards a more variable motor strategy may protect workers from work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-0139
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1078-95
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The size of cycle-to-cycle variability in biomechanical exposure among butchers performing a standardised cutting task.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Work-related Pain and Biomechanics, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. pm@hst.aau.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't