How to prevent musculoskeletal disorders

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "A work-related musculoskeletal disorder is an injury of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints, cartilage, bones, or blood vessels in the arms, legs, head, neck, or back that is caused or aggravated by work tasks such as lifting, pushing, and pulling. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, swelling, numbness, and tingling. Lifting and moving clients create a high risk for back injury and other musculoskeletal disorders for home healthcare workers." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  "This is one in a series of six fast fact cards developed to provide practical advice for home healthcare workers and is based on NIOSH Hazard Review: Occupational Hazards in Home Healthcare, NIOSH Pub No. 2010-125."
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational/prevention & Control Health Personnel Home Care Services Injuries Musculoskeletal System Occupational Diseases
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  print; [2] p. : col. ill. ; 11 x 27 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040329
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11735/cdc_11735_DS1.pdf
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