dc.contributor.author | Flatmo, Fride | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Grønning, Marit | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Irgens, Ågot | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-10T09:23:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-10T09:23:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.Published | Flatmo F, Grønning M, Irgens A. Musculoskeletal complaints among professional divers. International Maritime Health. 2019;70(2):107-112 | eng |
dc.identifier.issn | 2081-3252 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1641-9251 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/23605 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Previous publications have indicated a high risk of musculoskeletal complaints among professional divers. This study aims to investigate which factors influence professional divers’ risk of musculoskeletal complaints. Materials and methods: Based on data gathered from a postal questionnaire sent to Norwegian inshore divers in 2011, the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints, strain injuries and joint pain among divers with different certification levels, work-related tasks and decompression sickness (DCS) experiences were analysed. Results: The risk of musculoskeletal complaints, strain injuries and joint pain was significantly higher among divers working in the quay/construction industry versus divers not working in this industry, and among divers who had experienced DCS. Likewise, a higher risk was found among divers doing construction, inspection, pipelaying, blasting and welding, other physically demanding work, and working with vibrating and/or rotating tools. Having experienced tingling and/or numbness in fingers after working with vibrating and/or rotating tools or having sick leave due to tendonitis, periosteum inflammation, stretch injuries or sprains caused by diving also increased the risk. Conclusions: Professional divers working in the quay/construction industry, divers doing tasks with heavy physical demands and divers having experienced DCS are at a higher risk of musculoskeletal complaints than other professional divers. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | Via Medica | eng |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND | eng |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | eng |
dc.title | Musculoskeletal complaints among professional divers | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-02-04T09:28:35Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2019 PSMTTM | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.5603/imh.2019.0017 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1721397 | |
dc.source.journal | International Maritime Health | |