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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
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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."
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Pages in Document:print; [2] p. : col. ill. ; 11 x 27 cm.
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Resource Number:DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2012-120;NIOSH fast facts : home healthcare workers;
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