Prevalence of epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain in latino poultry workers and manual laborers1. Issue 2 (25th October 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rosenbaum, Daryl A.; Grzywacz, Joseph G.; Chen, Haiying; Arcury, Thomas A.; Schulz, Mark R.; Blocker, Jill N.; Mora, Dana C.; Quandt, Sara A.
• Is Part Of: American journal of industrial medicine. Volume 56:Issue 2(2013:Feb.)
• Page Start: 226
• Page End: 234
• Publication Date: 2012-10-25
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Médecine du travail -- Périodiques; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22127
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0271-3586

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="abs1-1" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>The goal of this study is to improve understanding of immigrant Latino manual workers' occupational health, focusing on upper body musculoskeletal injury.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-2" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Physical exams were conducted with a representative sample of 516 Latino poultry workers and manual laborers in western North Carolina; outcome measures were prevalence of epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-3" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Low back pain (n = 89; 17.2%) and rotator cuff syndrome (n = 76; 14.7%) indicated by physical exam was common. Epicondylitis was less common, but still frequent (n = 30; 5.8%). Prevalence of each outcome did not differ between poultry processing workers and other manual workers. Workers &gt;40 years old had greater incidence of rotator cuff syndrome and epicondylitis.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-4" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>Epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain are common in immigrant Latino workers, and may negatively impact long‐term health and contribute to occupational health disparities. Am. J. Ind. Med. 56:226–234, 2013. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </sec> </abstract>