BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most common pathologies in the general population. However, research into the prevalence of upper arm MSDs is hampered by a lack of uniformity in case definition, and by the absence of a gold standard for measurement. Furthermore, some sectors of the population have benefited from extensive research whilst others have largely been ignore...

BACKGROUND Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) affect the well-being of workers. Unfortunately, user requirements for design to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs are not always effectively communicated to designers creating a mismatch between the user requirements and what is ultimately produced. OBJECTIVE To understand the views of practitioners of design and ergonomics regard...

Excessive demands on Operation Room (OR) nurses may result in high rates of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). This study was conducted among Shiraz city hospital OR nurses to determine the prevalence of MSDs and to examine the relationship between perceived demands and reported MSDs. In this cross-sectional study, 375 OR nurses participated (response rate: 80%). The Nordic Musculoskeletal Disor...

Figure 1. Mechanosensory skin denticles (MSDs). (A) Astroblepus pholeter. Scale 1 cm. (B) Scanning EM of MSDs; on the head (asterisk marks the eye, scale 1 mm). (C) A club-like MSD protruding from a socket (scale 100 μm). (D) Histological cross-section of base and innervation (arrowhead) of MSD (scale 100 μm). (E) Pseudocolored TEM of MSD socket (yellow: neuron, red: muscle, blue: dentine; scal...

Our aim in this paper is to extend the matched subspace detectors (MSDs) of [1–3] to the detection of stochastic signals. In [1–3] the signal to be detected was assumed to be placed deterministically at an unknown location in a known signal subspace. The basis for the subspace was irrelevant. In this paper the signal is assumed to be placed randomly at an unknown location in a known subspace. I...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are potential sources of morbidity in hair restoration surgeons (HRS). This is particularly true for those who perform follicular unit extraction (FUE). OBJECTIVE To describe the nature, prevalence, and extent of ergonomic or work-related MSDs among HRS. METHODS & MATERIALS A survey regarding MSDs was e-mailed to 100 HRS. RESULTS Thirty-eight HR...

BACKGROUND Dentists are susceptible to Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) due to prolonged static postures. To prevent MSDs, working postures of dental students should be assessed and corrected in early career life. OBJECTIVE This study estimated the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders in dental students using Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) tool. METHODS A number of 103 undergrad...

OBJECTIVES Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) compose a large part of occupational diseases in dental professionals, prevention of which is dependent on assessment and improvement of job postures by means of ergonomic interventions. This study was aimed at evaluation of ergonomic conditions of the profession of dentists and also at assessing the relationship between MSDs and conditions of work. ...

Malaria among troops in the South-West Pacific Area (SWPA) in World War 2 affected the military effort to the degree that special units were formed to combat it. These malaria survey detachments (MSDs) and malaria control detachments (MCDs) were self-contained and so could move quickly to wherever their services were needed. In SWPA by 25 September 1944 there were 32 MSDs and 65 MCDs. Tables of...

BACKGROUND Work related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the common occupational hazards among health care providers. AIM The objective of this study was to evaluate MSDs in terms of perception of pain experienced by physicians, surgeons and dental surgeons during professional work. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study was conducted with 100 physicians practicing either modern or alter...