Upper Limb Disorders

Work related disorders of the upper limb.

Workplace management of upper limb disorders: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Upper limb pain is common among working-aged adults and a frequent cause of absenteeism. AIMS To systematically review the evidence for workplace interventions in four common upper limb disorders. METHODS Systematic review of English articles using Medline, Embase, Cinahl, AMED, Physiotherapy Evidence Database PEDro (carpal tunnel syndrome and non-specific arm pain only) and Coch...

Upper Limb Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Manufacturing Industry

Light and heavy manufacturing contribute a great deal to the Italian economy and the products manufactured in this sector form a major part of the exports. Most of the manufacturing industries center around small or medium-sized firms, but there are some larger companies too. Although automation will characterize work in the future, manual labour will remain important for Italian manufacturing ...

Work related upper limb disorders: getting down to specifics.

Sensory neural processing in work-related upper limb disorders.

Pain in the upper limb is a common complaint in adults, and is often attributed to or exacerbated by occupational activities. In many patients there is no demonstrable pathology in the neck or arm to account for the symptom, and this has prompted the hypothesis that such cases might arise through abnormal neural processing of sensory information with a lowering of pain thresholds. In this paper...