Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 100-104 , February 2010

Effect of physical exercise interventions on musculoskeletal pain in all body regions among office workers: A one-year randomized controlled trial

  • Lars L. Andersen

      Affiliations

    • National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45 39 16 53 19; fax: +45 39 16 52 01.
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  • Karl Bang Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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  • Andreas Holtermann

      Affiliations

    • National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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  • Otto M. Poulsen

      Affiliations

    • National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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  • Gisela Sjøgaard

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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  • Mogens T. Pedersen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Nørre allé 51, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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  • Ernst A. Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, P.O. Box 4014, Ullevål Stadion, NO-0806 Oslo, Norway

Received 21 February 2009 ,Revised 22 July 2009 ,Accepted 6 August 2009.

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PII: S1356-689X(09)00137-4

doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.08.004

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 100-104 , February 2010

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