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The effect of occupational-related low back pain on functional activities among male manual workers in a construction company in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Construction manual workers are at a high risk of suffering from occupational related low back pain because of high-risk activities involved and the nomadic nature of the workforce. Low back pain and its associated disability ...
A Survey of perceived disability and contributing risk factors to work-related low back pain amongst nurses in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Nursing is worldwide regarded as a high risk occupation for the development of work-related low back pain (WRLBP). LBP is one of the most common causes of disability, creating an important socio-economic problem in modern ...