The relationship between the dominant hand and neck/shoulder pain in the workplace: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, no studies have investigated the relationship between one's dominant hand and neck/shoulder pain. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to explore the relationship between one's dominant hand and the severity of neck/shoulder pain. We also examined the relationship between the dominant hand and the onset of neck/shoulder pain at follow-up among workers without neck/shoulder pain at baseline.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of 9451 workers. The dominant hand was measured by 10 items from the Japanese version of the Flanders Questionnaire at the baseline survey. We assessed neck/shoulder pain using a numeric rating scale. We calculated the unstandardized coefficient (B) using multiple regression analysis and the incidence rate ratio (

SUBMITTER: Ogawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12350021 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature