Musculoskeletal Disorders as a Fatigue Failure Process: Evidence, Implications and Research Needs

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• Personal Author:
  Gallagher S ; Schall MC Jr.
• Description:
  Mounting evidence suggests that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) may be the result of a fatigue failure process in musculoskeletal tissues. Evaluations of MSD risk in epidemiological studies and current MSD risk assessment tools, however, have not yet incorporated important principles of fatigue failure analysis in their appraisals of MSD risk. This article examines the evidence suggesting that fatigue failure may play an important role in the aetiology of MSDs, assesses important implications with respect to MSD risk assessment and discusses research needs that may be required to advance the scientific community's ability to more effectively prevent the development of MSDs. Practitioner Summary: Evidence suggests that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) may result from a fatigue failure process. This article proposes a unifying framework that aims to explain why exposure to physical risk factors contributes to the development of work-related MSDs. Implications of that framework are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Epidemiology Ergonomics Fatigue Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders Biomechanics Body Mechanics Cumulative Trauma Etiology Failure Analysis Fatigue Failure Injury Prevention MSD Muscle Function Musculoskeletal Disorders Physiological Fatigue Physiology Rest Rest Periods Risk Assessment Risk Factors

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• ISSN:
  0014-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  255-269
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051568
• Citation:
  Ergonomics 2017 Feb; 60(2):255-269
• Contact Point Address:
  Sean Gallagher, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
• Email:
  seangallagher@auburn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f548b5cab0ad2ce47baceb53731ab381d26b6903b21b8a33da382485cd46c8e700a2bff7cc6e1ca4b45b717722301643aa458a9c1ebbfa9b957a0e0391fd643c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211461/cdc_211461_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.81 MB ]