The volume of occupational physical activity, lower back pain and workload among route salespeople in the beverage vending machine industry: a pilot study
This study implies that route salespeople employed in the beverage vending machine industry are subjected to a high volume of physical activity and experience physical discomfort, particularly LBP. The nature of work involved in beverage sales for vending-machines necessitates a workload classification ranging from moderate-to-high based on both subjective and objective workload criteria.
Authors
- Yujiro Kose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1127-0164)
- Hiroyuki Sagayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9040-7650)
- Hiroyuki Nunome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8897-8606)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya (JP)
- Fukuoka University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20463/pan.2025.0021
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fukuoka University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science