Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fine, Lawrence J. ; Silverstein BA ; Snook SH
• Description:
  An overview of work related musculoskeletal disorders commonly involving the back, cervical spine, and upper extremities was presented with a framework for recognizing and preventing these problems. Specifics covered relating to low back pain included the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal disorders; signs and symptoms of injury including lumbar insufficiency, lumbago, and sciatica; diagnosis of injury; high risk jobs; management; prognosis; and control. Discussion of prevention of low back pain included the use of mechanical aids, optimum work level planning, good workplace layout, sit and stand work stations, and appropriate packaging to match object weights with human capabilities. Work related disorders of the neck and upper extremities were described with schematic representation of pathophysiology of these disorders, treatment, and preventive strategy. Control of repetitiveness, forcefulness, awkward posture, vibration, mechanical stress, and cold may reduce risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Ergonomics Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Physical-stress; Psychological-stress; Risk-factors; Ergonomics; Case-studies; Back-injuries
• ISBN:
  0316522473
• Publisher:
  Little, Brown and Company
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  345-370
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00214335
• Citation:
  Occupational Health, Recognizing and Preventing Work-Related Disease, Second Edition 1988:345-370
• Editor(s):
  Levy BS; Wegman DH
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Low Back Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health, Recognizing and Preventing Work-Related Disease, Second Edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243271/cdc_243271_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]