Relating Musculoskeletal and Disability Conditions of Occupation-Induced Musculoskeletal Disorders to Non-Occupational Congenital Disabilities

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• Personal Author:
  Gross MT ; Juntaracena K ; Kaber DB ; Karukunchit U ; Puntumetakul R ; Swangnetr M
• Description:
  Previous research indicates congenital disabilities may have similar physical outcomes to circumstantial disabilities encountered by occupational workers. This study attempted a preliminary mapping of musculoskeletal conditions of rice farmers to cerebral palsy (CP) patients. The farmers and CP patients were examined for lower extremity (LE) malalignment, perceived pain, and origin of structural damage. In agreement with farmers, CP participants exhibited foot pronation and knee valgus and perceived more hip and knee pain. In partial agreement with farmers, CP participant's pain origins included knee and ankle joints, and hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles, but not quadriceps muscle. The comparison showed that occupational and congenital disorder populations can be associated in terms of knee valgus prevalence, pain perception, and musculoskeletal impairments. Therefore, knee impairments and disorders should be emphasized for developing dual-use assistive technology to prevent further risk of LE injury for both farmers in work and CP populations in daily living tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Fuel Oils Mining Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Circumstantial Disability Congenital Disability Ergonomics Farmers Human Factors Engineering Lower Extremities MSD Musculoskeletal Conditions Musculoskeletal Disorders Pain Structure Malalignment

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• ISBN:
  9783319416939
• ISSN:
  2194-5357
• Publisher:
  Springer
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  65-73
• Volume:
  489
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069126
• Citation:
  Advances in physical ergonomics and human factors: proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida. Goonetilleke R, Karwowski W, eds. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2016 Jul; 480:65-73
• Email:
  manida@kku.ac.th
• Editor(s):
  Goonetilleke R; Karwowski W
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Advances in physical ergonomics and human factors: proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207663/cdc_207663_DS1.pdf
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