This is a case report of a 63-year-old woman, who had worked as a laboratory animal keeper for 23 years. She developed increasing symptoms of rhinitis, coughing and shortness of breath and was diagnosed and treated for COPD based on her smoking history and spirometry results. She went on sick leave due to dyspnoea, and after testing she was diagnosed with occupational allergic asthma from rodents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The chronic course of whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) has implications for both the individual and society. It has been shown that up to 50% of patients have not yet returned to work six months after a whiplash injury. We wanted to study the return-to-work (RTW) process in individuals sick-listed for more than eight weeks in six Danish municipalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Due to ergonomic exposure musicians are at risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, back, and upper extremities. The literature confirms musculoskeletal problems in these anatomic regions among orchestra musicians.
Methods: An explorative cross-sectional study among 441 musicians from six Danish symphony orchestras; 216 underwent a clinical examination constructed for the purpose.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health
February 2013
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between self-reported physical workload and neck trouble (NT) in twins. Additionally, to explore whether the relationship between physical workload and NT is influenced by genetic factors.
Methods: A twin control study was performed within a population-based, cross-sectional questionnaire study using 3,208 monozygotic (MZ) and same-sexed dizygotic (DZ) twins aged 19-70.
Background: Musculoskeletal symptoms are common in the neck, back, and upper limbs amongst musicians. Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders have been found to range from 32% to 87% with a tendency for female musicians to have more problems than males. Studies of musculoskeletal problems in instrumentalists have generally involved pre-professional musicians or populations comprising musicians of different levels.
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