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Table 1 MUSKA study eligibility criteria

From: Evaluation of the efficacy of a short-course, personalized self-management and intensive spa therapy intervention as active prevention of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities (Muska): a research protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

-Latent or symptomatic UE-MSD according to the SALTSA European consensus/INRS (French occupational health and safety agency) with a score on the Nordic questionnaire >2

-With or without a history of sick leave and working at the time of inclusion

-Age: >18 years <65 years

-Patient covered under national health insurance (person insured or dependent)

-Patient has given informed written consent to participate in the study

Non inclusion criteria

-Contraindication to spa therapy:

 Unstable angina

 Myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months

 Cerebrovascular accident within the previous 6 months

 Recent thrombophlebitis

 Attack of inflammatory rheumatism

 Progressive cancer

 Vascular surgery within the previous 6 months

-Course of spa therapy within the previous 12 months

-Behavioral disorders or comprehension difficulties making assessment impossible