RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: O absenteísmo-doença no serviço público afeta a entrega de
serviços essenciais aos cidadãos e onera os cofres públicos devido à interrupção da …

Background: Sickness absenteeism involving civil servants impairs the delivery of essential
services to citizens and burdens the public coffers as a function of the interruption of services …

Objective To investigate the associations of muscular strength in adolescence with later
disability pension (DP), across different body mass index (BMI) categories and in …

Resumen ARIAS ALMONACID, Diana; RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ, Ania; ZAPATA DIAZ, Johanna
y VASQUEZ TRESPALACIOS, Elsa María. Sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders in …

Background Sarcopenia (SP) and intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) have a higher
incidence in the elderly population. Previous studies have indicated a potential association …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate a tailored physical activity protocol
performed in a work environment with a group of female workers employed in manual …

BACKGROUND: Physically demanding occupations such as the military, firefighting and law
enforcement have adopted physical employment standards (PES). The intent of PES is to …

Purpose Low physical capacity is hypothesized to be associated with the presence of
musculoskeletal symptoms. Therefore, our aim was to investigate whether physical capacity …

The work performed by wildland firefighters (WFFs) is very demanding owing to the
conditions in which they have to operate. It has been reported that these professionals walk …

Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. To determine the prognostic value of self-
assessed physical capacity for the development of low back pain (LBP) among female …