Näyhä S, Videman T, Laakso M, Hassi J
Department of Public Health Science, University of Oulu, Finland.
Scand J Rheumatol. 1991;20(6):406-13. doi: 10.3109/03009749109096819.
The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms was determined in a population-based sample of 2720 male reindeer herders in Finland by postal questionnaires sent out in 1986 and 1988. Sixty per cent reported back pain, 32% sciatica, 51% neck-shoulder pain, and 49% pain, aching or tenderness in at least one joint during the past 12 months. The neck-shoulder and joint symptoms increased with the annual amount of reindeer herding work done in persons below 50 years of age. The association of back pain with the amount of work was weak, and no consistent association was found for sciatica. Neck-shoulder and joint symptoms were most frequently exacerbated by physically heavy work such as slaughtering the reindeer. It is suggested that self-reported neck-shoulder and joint symptoms are associated with reindeer herding, but that the association is partly biased due to selection of disease-prone older individuals for less demanding tasks.
1986年和1988年，通过邮寄问卷的方式，对芬兰2720名男性驯鹿牧民的人群样本进行了肌肉骨骼症状患病率的测定。60%的人报告有背痛，32%的人有坐骨神经痛，51%的人有颈肩痛，49%的人在过去12个月里至少有一个关节疼痛、酸痛或压痛。50岁以下人群的颈肩和关节症状随着每年驯鹿放牧工作量的增加而增多。背痛与工作量之间的关联较弱，坐骨神经痛未发现一致的关联。颈肩和关节症状最常因宰杀驯鹿等体力繁重的工作而加重。研究表明，自我报告的颈肩和关节症状与驯鹿放牧有关，但这种关联部分存在偏差，因为易患疾病的老年人被选去从事要求较低的任务。
