TY - JOUR
T1 - Are accelerometer measures of temporal patterns of static standing associated with lower extremity pain among blue-collar workers?
AU - Locks, Francisco
AU - Gupta, Nidhi
AU - Madeleine, Pascal
AU - Birk Jørgensen, Marie
AU - Oliveira, Ana Beatriz
AU - Holtermann, Andreas
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Background: Pain in the lower extremities is common among blue-collar workers, with prolonged static standing as a potential risk factor. However, little is known about the association between diurnal accelerometer measures of static standing and pain in the lower extremities, and the potential importance of temporal patterns of static standing for this association. Research question: We aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between accelerometer measures of total static standing time and temporal patterns (bout duration) of static standing (short: 0–5 min; moderate: >5-10 min; and long bouts: >10 min) during total day, work and leisure and pain intensity (on a 0–10 scale) in hips, knees and feet/ankles. Methods: Accelerometers were used to measure static standing during four consecutive days among 677 blue-collar workers. Linear regression analyses were used to investigate the association between static standing time and pain intensity in the lower extremities. Results: Total static standing time comprised, on average, 3.9 h per day. 72.6% of the workers were exposed to long bouts of static standing, averaging 0.1 h per day. Short bouts of static standing were positively associated with hip and knee pain during total day, and positively associated with knee pain during work. Also, total static standing time during leisure was positively associated with knee and hip pain. A negative, but not significant, association was found for static standing in moderate bouts at work and hip pain. Significance: Even though the associations found were weak, these findings suggest that the temporal pattern of static standing is of importance for pain in the lower extremities. Future research should examine the possibility that moderate bouts of standing could play a role in preventing lower extremity pain.
AB - Background: Pain in the lower extremities is common among blue-collar workers, with prolonged static standing as a potential risk factor. However, little is known about the association between diurnal accelerometer measures of static standing and pain in the lower extremities, and the potential importance of temporal patterns of static standing for this association. Research question: We aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between accelerometer measures of total static standing time and temporal patterns (bout duration) of static standing (short: 0–5 min; moderate: >5-10 min; and long bouts: >10 min) during total day, work and leisure and pain intensity (on a 0–10 scale) in hips, knees and feet/ankles. Methods: Accelerometers were used to measure static standing during four consecutive days among 677 blue-collar workers. Linear regression analyses were used to investigate the association between static standing time and pain intensity in the lower extremities. Results: Total static standing time comprised, on average, 3.9 h per day. 72.6% of the workers were exposed to long bouts of static standing, averaging 0.1 h per day. Short bouts of static standing were positively associated with hip and knee pain during total day, and positively associated with knee pain during work. Also, total static standing time during leisure was positively associated with knee and hip pain. A negative, but not significant, association was found for static standing in moderate bouts at work and hip pain. Significance: Even though the associations found were weak, these findings suggest that the temporal pattern of static standing is of importance for pain in the lower extremities. Future research should examine the possibility that moderate bouts of standing could play a role in preventing lower extremity pain.
KW - Accelerometry/methods
KW - Adult
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Leisure Activities
KW - Lower Extremity/physiopathology
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Occupational Health/statistics & numerical data
KW - Pain Measurement/methods
KW - Pain/physiopathology
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Standing Position
KW - Time Factors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.10.006
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30342230
AN - SCOPUS:85054904851
SN - 0966-6362
VL - 67
SP - 166
EP - 171
JO - Gait and Posture
JF - Gait and Posture
ER -