… by Hilkka Riihimäki, MD, MSc1 RIIHIMÄKI H. Low-back pain, its origin and risk indicators. …
Riihimäki H. Back pain and heavy physical work: a comparative study of concrete …

… Luoma EK, Raininko R, Nummi PJ, Luukkonen R, Manninen HI, Riihimäki HA. Suitability
of cerebrospinal fluid as a signal intensity reference on MRI: Evaluation of signal-intensity …

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between overweight and lumbar disc degeneration.
DESIGN: Population-based 4-y follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study. …

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of work related and individual factors as well as
physical activity and sports on the incidence and persistence of shoulder pain among forestry …

A 10-year follow-up study was carried out among 6647 farmers aged 40-64 y to investigate
associations between age, gender, body mass index (weight/height2) and the incidence of …

Objectives To evaluate the effects of work-related and individual factors as well as physical
activity and sports on the incidence and persistence of knee pain among a working …

Musculoskeletal pain frequently occurs without particular clinical findings. Pain per se may
be determined by factors other than those indicating a clinical disorder. The authors …

… (>4 h) and hand above shoulder level (>2 h) were more frequently reported in the
questionnaire than in the logbooks (figure 3). Long durations of trunk flexion (>2 h) were estimated …

… MacGibbon B, Farfan H. A radiologic survey of various configurations of the lumbar spine. …
Luoma K, Vehmas T, Riihimäki H, et al. Disc height and signal intensity of the nucleus …

Study Design. In this prospective study, a cohort of 2077 workers free of sciatic pain and
another cohort of 327 workers with severe sciatic pain were followed up for 1 year. Objective. To …