TY - GEN
T1 - Exposure-response relationships for force and repetition, and CTS
AU - Kapellusch, Jay M.
AU - Harris-Adamson, Carisa
AU - Gerr, Fred
AU - Bao, Stephen
AU - Dale, Ann Marie
AU - Garg, Arun
AU - Eisen, Ellen
AU - Evanoff, Bradley
AU - Silverstein, Barbara
AU - Hegmann, Kurt T.
AU - Thiese, Matthew S.
AU - Rempel, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), though widely investigated, remains a troubling and costly disease for both employers and workers. Recent studies have consistently shown that combinations of force and repetition are occupational risk factors for CTS. However, it remains unclear which of these two factors is primarily responsible for the increase in risk. This study uses pooled prospective data to compare exposure-response relationships for peak force and several measures of repetition, including the integrated measure of peak force and hand activity level, the ACGIH TLV for HAL. Results suggest that peak force acts as an independent risk factor for CTS, while repetition is only a risk factor if the exertions are "forceful". Thus, it appears that applied hand/wrist force is the dominant occupational physical exposure risk factor for CTS.
AB - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), though widely investigated, remains a troubling and costly disease for both employers and workers. Recent studies have consistently shown that combinations of force and repetition are occupational risk factors for CTS. However, it remains unclear which of these two factors is primarily responsible for the increase in risk. This study uses pooled prospective data to compare exposure-response relationships for peak force and several measures of repetition, including the integrated measure of peak force and hand activity level, the ACGIH TLV for HAL. Results suggest that peak force acts as an independent risk factor for CTS, while repetition is only a risk factor if the exertions are "forceful". Thus, it appears that applied hand/wrist force is the dominant occupational physical exposure risk factor for CTS.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541931215591195
DO - 10.1177/1541931215591195
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84981724969
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1234
EP - 1238
BT - 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015
PB - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.
T2 - 59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015
Y2 - 26 October 2015 through 30 October 2015
ER -