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Does Cup-Grip Type Affect Tremor among People with Essential Tremor?

Sensors, 2021
Essential tremor (ET) is a movement disorder that may cause functional disability in daily activities, such as drinking from a cup or drawing. This study aims to characterize effects of varied cup-grip types and measured axes on the actual performance of
Navit Roth, Sara Rosenblum
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The effect of leisure time physical activity and sedentary behaviour on the health of workers with different occupational physical activity demands: a systematic review

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2021
Background Although it is generally accepted that physical activity reduces the risk for chronic non-communicable disease and mortality, accumulating evidence suggests that occupational physical activity (OPA) may not confer the same health benefits as ...
Stephanie A. Prince, C. L. Rasmussen, A. Biswas, A. Holtermann, Tarnbir Aulakh, Katherine Merucci, P. Coenen   +6 more
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Physical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655 892 participants

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2021
Objectives Emerging evidence suggests contrasting health effects for leisure-time and occupational physical activity. In this systematic review, we synthesized and described the epidemiological evidence regarding the association between occupational ...
Bart Cillekens, M. Huysmans, A. Holtermann, W. van Mechelen, L. Straker, N. Krause, A. J. van der Beek, P. Coenen   +7 more
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Does occupational forward bending of the back increase long-term sickness absence risk? A 4-year prospective register-based study using device-measured compositional data analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022
OBJECTIVE: Forward bending of the back is common in many jobs and a risk factor for sickness absence. However, this knowledge is based on self-reported forward bending that is generally imprecise.
Nidhi Gupta, Søren Skotte Bjerregaard, Liyun Yang, Mikael Forsman, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Els Clays, Andreas Holtermann   +7 more
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Associations of working from home with occupational physical activity and sedentary behavior under the COVID‐19 pandemic

Journal of Occupational Health, 2021
To compare physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) levels during work time between those who work from home (WFH) and at workplaces (no WFH), and by WFH subgroups.
Noritoshi Fukushima, Masaki Machida, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shiho Amagasa, Toshio Hayashi, Y. Odagiri, T. Takamiya, S. Inoue   +7 more
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Occupational physical activity and longevity in working men and women in Norway: a prospective cohort study.

Lancet Public Health, 2021
BACKGROUND Studies suggest that high occupational physical activity increases mortality risk. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal or can be explained by a complex network of socioeconomic and behavioural factors. We aimed to examine
K. Dalene, J. Tarp, R. Selmer, I. Ariansen, W. Nystad, P. Coenen, S. Anderssen, J. Steene-Johannessen, U. Ekelund   +8 more
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Supportiveness of university physical environment on undergraduate students’ participation in leisure-time physical activity in south-west Nigeria

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 2020
Participation in Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) has declined among university undergraduate students in Nigeria. Studies have identified the physical environment of universities as a potential cause of the decline; however, this claim has not been
Alayode Ajibua, O.A. Onanuga
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Is occupational physical activity associated with mortality in UK Biobank?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2021
Background Current physical activity guidelines do not distinguish between activity accumulated in different behavioural domains but some studies suggest that occupational physical activity (OPA) may not confer health benefits and could even be ...
M. Pearce, T. Strain, K. Wijndaele, S. Sharp, A. Mok, S. Brage   +5 more
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Occupational physical activity, mortality and CHD events in the Italian Longitudinal Study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2021
Several recent studies have suggested a ‘physical activity paradox’ whereby leisure-time physical activity benefits health, but occupational physical activity is harmful.
Elena Strippoli, Amanda Hughes, G. Sebastiani, Paola Di Filippo, A. d’Errico   +4 more
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Quality of life of people with Parkinson’s disease in the context of professional work and physiotherapy

Medycyna Pracy, 2017
Background: Of many diseases and disorders of the nervous system Parkinson’s disease (PD) deserves a particular attention for its specific effects having an impact on the ability to undertake different forms of professional and economic activities.
Joanna Cholewa, Agnieszka Gorzkowska, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Jarosław Cholewa   +3 more
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