Musculoskeletal disorders

Carisa Harris-Adamson; Stephen S. Bao; Bradley Evanoff

doi:10.1093/oso/9780190662677.003.0023

Musculoskeletal disorders

Carisa Harris-Adamson, Stephen S. Bao, Bradley Evanoff

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Abstract

This chapter describes the nature and magnitude of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) and their prevention and control. The incidence and severity of musculoskeletal disorders is described by body region and by occupation, and a conceptual model for the contributors and pathways to developing WRMSDs is described. Neck disorders and upper-extremity disorders as well as low back pain and lower-extremity disorders are described in detail, including evaluation, diagnosis, and prevention. Personal factors, physical exposures, and psychosocial stress that contribute to the development of WRMSDs are described. Ergonomic interventions to reduce or eliminate physical exposures are stressed as critically important preventive measures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Occupational and Environmental Health
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	433-460
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Print)	9780190662677
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190662677.003.0023
State	Published - Nov 23 2017

Keywords

Ergonomics interventions
Low back pain
Lower-extremity disorders
Musculoskeletal disorders
Neck disorders
Physical exposures
Prevention
Psychosocial stress
Upper-extremity disorders

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