Ligaments: A Source of Musculoskeletal Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Solomonow M
• Description:
  The mechanical and neurological properties of ligaments are reviewed and updated with recent development from the perspective which evaluates their role as a source of neuromusculoskeletal disorders resulting from exposure to sports and occupational activities. Creep, tension-relaxation, hysteresis, sensitivity to strain rate and strain/load frequency were shown to result not only in mechanical functional degradation but also in the development of sensory-motor disorders with short- and long-term implication on function and disability. The recently exposed relationships between collagen fibers, applied mechanical stimuli, tissue micro-damage, acute and chronic inflammation and neuromuscular disorders are delineated with special reference to sports and occupational stressors such as load duration, rest duration, work/rest ratio, number of repetitions of activity and velocity of movement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Environmental Monitoring Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Muscle-cells Muscle-function Muscle-physiology Muscle-stress Muscle-tissue Muscles Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nerve-fibers Nervous-fatigue Neuromotor-system Neuromotor-system-disorders Neuromuscular-function Neuromuscular-system Neuromuscular-system-disorders Neurophysiological-effects Neurotransmitters Occupational-health Physiological-response Physiological-testing Sensory-motor-system Skeletal-system-disorders Spinal-cord-disorders Spinal-shock Sports-injuries Sports-medicine Stress Work-intervals Work-performance Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1360-8592
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  136-154
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035199
• Citation:
  J Bodyw Mov Ther 2009 Apr; 13(2):136-154
• Contact Point Address:
  Moshe Solomonow, Musculoskeletal Disorders Research Laboratory, Bioengineering Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado-Denver Health Sciences Center, 12800 E. 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045
• Email:
  moshe.solomonow@uchsc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Low Back Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000501
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
• End Date:
  20031030
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:85c231d85116b38c31a9db071b7dcdd85767551c884ece6b8a16d9bf0dcebb3c8d2b52fe8969befd6577b3367be2fb6d811ef3fad31e11f8ac39ca44a3fa3505
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187127/cdc_187127_DS1.pdf
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