Does daily exposure to whole-body vibration and mechanical shock relate to the prevalence of low back and neck pain in a rural workforce?

Milosavljevic, StephanBagheri, NasserVasiljev, RadivojMcBride, DavidRehn, Borje2015-12-130003-4878http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78012Objectives: To determine whether whole-body vibration (WBV) and mechanical shock exposure from quad bike use are associated with the prevalence of neck and low back pain (LBP) in New Zealand farmers and rural workers. Methods: Full-day WBV and mechanicalKeywords: Exposure assessment; Mechanical shock; Musculo-skeletal; occupational groups; vibration; Agriculture; Automobile bodies; Health; Risk assessment; Vibrations (mechanical); adolescent; adult; aged; agriculture; article; cross-sectional study; female; human; agriculture; exposure assessment; mechanical shock; musculo-skeletal injury; occupational groups; risk assessment; vibrationDoes daily exposure to whole-body vibration and mechanical shock relate to the prevalence of low back and neck pain in a rural workforce?201210.1093/annhyg/mer0682016-02-24