Biopsychosocial influences on occupational exoskeleton use: placebo and nocebo effects in a SCED approach
Introduction: Occupational exoskeletons (OEX) to reduce biomechanical workload and have been suggested to decrease musculoskeletal disorder (MSD; including back, neck and shoulder pain) risks. Many workers with MSDs believe they are directly caused by physical work, such as lifting. Ergonomic messaging [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Saxion (NL)
- Dialyse Centrum Groningen (NL)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/25premus120
- Primary Topic
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00