Practitioner 's Summary : Currently , there is inconsistent evidence for recommending job rotation as a strategy for preventing musculoskeletal complaints .
The aim of this systematic review was to summarise evidence on the effects of job rotation on musculoskeletal complaints , exposures related to musculoskeletal complaints and sustainable working life parameters .
Risk factors for neck-shoulder and wrist-hand symptoms in a 5-year follow-up study of 3,990 employees in Denmark
Objectives : A prospect i ve follow-up study of employees in Denmark was analyzed in order to investigate the association between physical and psychosocial exposures and musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck-shoulder and wrist-h and regions . Methods : Data were derived from a 5-year follow-up question naire study of a sample of employees in Denmark , aged between 18 and 59 years .  Occupational and individual background factors were assessed in 1990 , and the associations with symptoms in 1995 were analyzed using logistic regression . The analysis was restricted to comprise employees free of symptoms in 1990 . The neck-shoulder and wrist-h and analyses included 1,895 and 3,179 employees , respectively . Results : Among men , neck-shoulder symptoms were predicted by twisting or bending ( odds ratio ( OR ) 1.5 , 95 % confidence interval ( CI ) 1.01–2.26 ) and social support at work ( OR 1.8 , CI 1.24–2.50 for low versus rather high social support , OR 1.4 , CI 1.00–2.09 for high versus rather high social support ) . Furthermore , an interacting effect of heavy lifting and sedentary work was indicated . Symptoms in the wrist-h and region were predicted by stress symptoms ( OR 1.7 , CI 1.12–2.71 ) and twisting or bending ( OR 1.7 , CI 1.18–2.57 ) . For women , smoking habits predicted neck-shoulder symptoms ( OR 1.8 , CI 1.14–2.82 , former versus never smokers ) . Symptoms in the wrist-h and region were predicted by stress symptoms ( OR 1.7 , CI 1.16–2.41 ) and twisting or bending ( OR 1.9 , CI 1.34–2.80 ) . Conclusion : The results confirm that physical exposures at work influence the development of musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck-shoulder and wrist-h and regions . However , the results also suggest that a psychosocial exposure ( social support ) and perceived stress symptoms influence musculoskeletal symptoms
Practitioner 's Summary : Currently , there is inconsistent evidence for recommending job rotation as a strategy for preventing musculoskeletal complaints .
The aim of this systematic review was to summarise evidence on the effects of job rotation on musculoskeletal complaints , exposures related to musculoskeletal complaints and sustainable working life parameters .