Musculoskeletal disorders research at NIOSH

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• Personal Author:
  Lu, Jack ; Tisdale-Pardi, Julie
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Throughout its 50 years, NIOSH has been at the forefront of efforts to protect workers from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs were recognized as having occupational causes as early as the beginning of the 18th century. However, it was not until the 1970’s that occupational factors were examined using epidemiologic methods, and the work-relatedness of these conditions began appearing regularly in the international scientific literature. By the 1990s, the literature has increased dramatically with more than six thousand published scientific articles addressing ergonomics in the workplace. Yet, the relationship between MSDs and work-related factors remained the subject of considerable debate. From the 1970s, when NIOSH researchers were pioneering the study of musculoskeletal health, to present, NIOSH has produced a strong body of research bringing quality science to many of the topics involving ergonomics and MSDs. Several examples are include below.
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events CDC--history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System NIOSH--history Research Wounds And Injuries
• Document Type:
  Interactive Resource
• Name as Subject:
  NIOSH Musculoskeletal Health Cross-Sector Program.
• Genre:
  Blogs
• Place as Subject:
  Pittsburgh, PA
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00229617
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/112352/cdc_112352_DS1.pdf
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