Musculoskeletal Disorders: Conceptual Framework and Research Gaps

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• Personal Author:
  Waters, Thomas R. ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as low back pain, tendonitis, hand arm vibration syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome account for a major fraction of the cost of work-related injury and illness in the United States, affecting more than one half-million workers each year. Published reviews of the scientific literature relating to MSDs have concluded that there is a moderate to strong relationship between physical and psychosocial stressors and development of MSDs and that the risk of having an MSD increases as the magnitude of the risk factors increase. It has also been shown that engineering controls can be highly effective in reducing risk of MSDs in the workplace. These findings are supported by anecdotal reports from industry experts. Additional research is needed, however, to further determine the relative contribution of the various risk factors, and their interactive effects on development of MSDs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Back Injuries Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Engineering Controls Extremities Hand Injuries Human Factors Engineering Musculoskeletal System Disorders Physical Stress Risk Factors Sociological Factors
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Presentation ; Presentation
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023542
• Citation:
  First Meeting of the OSHA National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE), Washington, DC, Jan 22, 2003, 2003 Jan; :1-26
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  First Meeting of the OSHA National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE), Washington, DC,
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:543359e9539cbc1d2097b1fe21f9f16f643b4e55c79888ea29bbdedf7f4716e678d6655ac779846b84675516e0c5cb1b03be8b982810eec6b9c933c997408e27
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195910/cdc_195910_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]