Corning Corporation back injury prevention project: the effects of an exercise program on self-reported back discomfort

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dc.contributor.authorLienesch, Jane M.en
dc.contributor.departmentCommunity Health Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:38:12Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:38:12Zen
dc.date.issued1994-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-06-11en
dc.date.sdate2009-06-11en
dc.description.abstractA back injury prevention program was developed, implemented and evaluated for employees at Corning Corporation. Subjects included 38 manufacturing employees; 21 in the intervention group and 17 in the control group. The subjects included slightly more males (62%) than females (37%), significantly more whites (87%) than African Americans or other minorities (13%), and an average age of 30-39 years. The intervention involved frequent stretching exercises done throughout the 12 hour workday. A two-way ANOVA was used to access self-reported back discomfort reported by a questionnaire during pre- and post- intervention periods. Although no significant interactions between groups across time occurred, there was a decline in discomfort for both groups. A correlational analyses was used to study the relationship between participation in the stretching exercises and discomfort. The correlation coefficient for the frequency of discomfort variable reached significance and the region of discomfort approached statistical significance. Statistical significance was not evident for intensity, duration and level of discomfort variables. Except for the relationship between increased participation in the intervention program and a increased reduction in frequency of discomfort, statistical evidence is absent regarding the benefit of the intervention. However, other positive results support the possibility of program continuation.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 55 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06112009-064013en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06112009-064013/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43202en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.L546.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 31760997en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.L546en
dc.subject.lcshBackache -- Exercise therapy -- Case studiesen
dc.subject.lcshBackache -- Prevention -- Case studiesen
dc.subject.lcshHealth promotion -- Virginia -- Christiansburgen
dc.subject.lcshOccupational health services -- Virginia -- Christiansburgen
dc.titleCorning Corporation back injury prevention project: the effects of an exercise program on self-reported back discomforten
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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