Impact of physical and psychosocial demand on neck and shoulder muscle fatigue

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• Personal Author:
  Cartwright ED ; Chowdhury SK ; Nimbarte AD
• Description:
  Injuries of neck and shoulder significantly contribute to morbidity among healthcare workers. Working conditions for these occupations typically require exposure to physical and psychosocial demands. In this study, bed-to-stretcher patient transfer tasks were studied under the presence and absence of psychosocially stressful conditions. Surface electromyography data from three neck muscles were collected. This data was further processed and analyzed using the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) to quantify neuromuscular fatigue. The results showed that the power of the fatigue frequency band (12-23 Hz) was significantly affected presence of psychosocial stress; indicating that neck and shoulder muscles were more fatigued during combined physical and psychosocially stressful exertions than during physical exertions alone. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Fatigue
  • Health Personnel
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Neck injuries
  • Musculoskeletal system disorders
  • MSD
  • Muscles
  • Fatigue
  • Morbidity rates
  • Mortality rates
  • Health care workers
  • Health care personnel
  More +
• ISBN:
  9781938496509
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  199-203
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049309
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the XXIVth Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, June 7-8, 2012, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Chandler, AZ: International Society of Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, 2012 Jun; :199-203
• Contact Point Address:
  Ashish D. Nimbarte, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, PO Box 6070, Morgantown, WV 26506-6107
• Email:
  Ashish.Nimbarte@mail.wvu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the XXIVth Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, June 7-8, 2012, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• End Date:
  20250630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203782/cdc_203782_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 278.34 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bd846c07690366a09c16ecc37b51fa4d2a6692dc60b418f201c108ea996bae9ecb0a899a7c6c58b23381ecb30c665f7a523a403ffb29eecfa13bc69c1cc8e117