Publications by authors named "F Trevelyan"
Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize the evidence on the prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and preventive and management interventions for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in oral health professionals.
Introduction: Oral health professionals face a considerable risk of developing work-related MSD due to the nature of their work. These disorders can lead to loss of employment, reduced job quality, increased occupational injuries, and early retirement.
Workplace bullying are prevalent among the nursing workforce. Consequences of workplace bullying include psychological stress and workplace accidents and injuries. Psychological hardiness is proposed as a buffer for workplace bullying and psychological stress on workplace accidents and injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To establish the effectiveness of eccentric exercise as a treatment intervention for lateral epicondylitis.
Data Sources: ProQuest, Medline via EBSCO, AMED, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL.
Review Methods: A systematic review was undertaken to identify randomized and controlled clinical trials incorporating eccentric exercise as a treatment for patients diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis.
This study investigated risk factors associated with back pain in 245 New Zealand intermediate school children aged 11-14 years in a cross-sectional survey, using a self-completion questionnaire for demographic details, pain prevalence, psychosocial parameters, school and leisure activities and family characteristics. The strongest relationships were between back pain and common childhood complaints (stomach ache, headache and sore throats) (p < 0.01) and psychosocial factors (conduct and hyperactivity) (p < 0.
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- * Results showed that 58% of participants experienced spinal pain in the past month, with low back (35%) and neck (36%) pain being equally common, and 31% reported pain in a single region while 28% reported multiple regions affected.
- * The study highlights that low back pain is linked to more severe and longer-lasting discomfort compared to upper back and neck pain, suggesting a need for further research into neck pain and the co-occurrence of symptoms.