Number of physiotherapy sessions in work-related absenteeism due to musculoskeletal disorders, by gender, age and occupation. A retrospective cohort study.

Background: The number of physiotherapy sessions needed to treat musculoskeletal conditions varies in the literature; age and gender may partly explain the discordant reports. However, no research has analysed whether occupation may influence this outcome in the working population.

Objectives: To assess the number of physiotherapy sessions performed for low back pain (LBP), cervicalgia (CG), and whiplash syndrome (WS) in workers on sickness absence, according to gender, age, and occupation.

Combined Treatment of Face-to-Face Physical Therapy and Telerehabilitation in Workers with Whiplash Syndrome.

Interventions through telerehabilitation have shown positive effects in various clinical conditions, facilitating the return to work of the working population. This study aimed to compare conventional, center-based physiotherapy versus an intervention combining home- and center-based treatment for whiplash syndrome in workers enrolled in a mutual insurance company, evaluating differences in the number of face-to-face sessions and the duration of sickness absence. The secondary aim was to assess the acceptability and usability of the telerehabilitation intervention.

Myotonometry in machinery operators and its relationship with postural ergonomic risk.

Objectives: To analyze the association between occupational ergonomic risk, personal characteristics, and working conditions with the biomechanical properties of stiffness and muscular tone in the paravertebral muscles of electric pallet jack and forklift operators in the industrial sector.

Methods: A total of 75 industrial sector machine operators were evaluated in 2021. Personal characteristics and working conditions were assessed through a questionnaire.