EMS18y
Why EMS personnel need a valid physical abilities test
A valid physical abilities test specific ... usually just using a static lift test or, even worse, out-sources testing to an occupational health clinic. Lifting milk crates doesn’t simulate ...
BMJ6mon
‘I’m active enough in my job.’ Why is occupational physical activity not enough?
hotmail.com Physical activity (PA) is one of the most important factors to determine health outcomes. It is well established ... is a term used to describe the activity persons do in their free time.
oem.bmj3mon
Fitness tests and occupational tasks of military interest: a systematic review of correlations
Correspondence to Veronique D Hauschild, Injury Prevention Program, Army Public Health Center (Provisional ... conducted for task-test combinations with correlations from at least two studies for one ...
BMJ4mon
Associations of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with all-cause mortality: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Objective Health effects of different physical activity domains (ie, during leisure time, work and transport) are generally considered positive. Using Active Worker consortium data, we assessed ...
oem.bmj4y
Occupational physical activity, not leisure-time physical activity, is associated with increased high-sensitivity C reactive protein levels
based on different types of physical activity—occupational and leisure time. Methods Using cross-sectional data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015–2018, we explored ...
Arthritis Foundation1y
Occupational Therapy for Arthritis
When You Should See an Occupational Therapist Right after your arthritis diagnosis is a good time to see an occupational therapist, says Carole Dodge, an occupational and hand therapist at the ...