The debate about work-relatedness of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) reflects both confusion about epidemiologic principles and gaps in the scientific literature. The physical ergonomic features of work frequently cited as risk factors for MSDs include rapid work pace and repetitive motion, forceful exertions, non-neutral body postures, and vibration. However, some still dispute the importance...

background & aims of the study: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are part of the main occupational diseases in the workplace. occupations such as hairdressers are exposed to multiple risk factors of these problems. the study was conducted to assess msds and posture analysis among female hairdressers in tehran, 2015. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional research, 114 participants were ...

conclusions various risk factors in the workplace may contribute to msds in different upper extremities. preventive interventions should hence include ergonomic and office equipment modifications. results the predictors of shoulder msds in the past 12 months were uncomfortable sitting posture (β = 0.42, p = 0.04), limited rest breaks (β=0.73, p = 0.012), and no access to adjustable desks (β = 0...

background and purpose: surgery is a high risk profession owing to musculoskeletal disorders (msds). fine and precise operations cause surgeons to adopt prolonged fixed posture. as there is limited information in this region, the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of msds and personal and occupational risk factors among surgeons in babol (a northern city in iran). materials an...

abstract background: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are a serious problem among the nursing staff. mental workload is the major cause of msds among nursing staff. the aim of this study was to investigate the mental workload dimensions and their association with msds among nurses of alzahra hospital, affi liated to isfahan university of medical sciences. materials and methods: this descriptive...

background musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are common problems among nurses and are associated with many underlying occupational factors. objectives the aim of the study was to evaluate msds in nurses regarding psychosocial stress status at work. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, all nurses who worked at semnan city hospitals in 2011 were enrolled. musculoskeletal symptoms an...

BACKGROUND Comparative data on sick leave within musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is limited. Our objective was to give a descriptive overview of sick leave patterns in different MSDs. METHODS Using electronic medical records, we collected information on dates and diagnostic codes for all available sick leave certificates, during 2 years (2009-2010), in the North Western part of the Skåne reg...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in today’s workplace has become a substantial loss source in industry. This is evidenced in congressional hearings on the relationship between specific work/task actions and MSDs (Michael 1). As a result, the need to identify and quantify risk factors for the development of MSDs has become more important. It has also become more difficult due ...

abstract background and aims: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are common among housewives. therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of msds and its predictors among a group of iranian housewives. methods: this cross-sectional study carried out on 600 iranian housewives in 2014 that were selected using multistage random sampling from three cities including karaj, kashan and yazd. ...

BACKGROUND Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are an important cause of functional impairments and disability among construction workers. An improved understanding of MSDs in different construction occupations is likely to be of value for selecting preventive measures. This study aimed to survey the prevalence of symptoms of MSDs, the work-relatedness of the symptoms and the problems...