Long hours of static work with awkward posture at traditionally designed looms can cause high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among carpet weavers. A comprehensive study was conducted in this industry with the objectives of determination of MSDs symptoms prevalence; identification of major factors associated with MSDs symptoms in carpet weaving occupation; and development of guid...

Background: Vibration as one of the harmful physical factors is relatively present in a wide range of jobs. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most prevailing complaints of workers encountering occupational factors for example vibration. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate vibration and its association with the MSDs in upper limbs of heavy mine vehicles drivers. Ma...

Purpose: The present study aimed to compare Musculoskeletal Discomforts (MSDs) among six different common postures while working with laptop in female students of University of Tehran, Tehran City, Iran. Methods: This was a crossover trial study. Eighteen female students voluntarily and purposefully participated in all stages of the study. The study participants were randomly assigned into gro...

International Labor Organization (ILO) pada peralihan milenium kedua dan ketiga mengungkap terjadinya 250 juta kecelakaan yang terjadi di industri dunia menyebabkan 300.000 kematian. Tambahan pula, setiap tahun 160 penyakit akibat hubungan kerja baru. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan menggunakan desain studi cross sectional study. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor berhu...

Aims Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common in farmers due to the high workload agriculture. Because several factors, such as physical, personal, and psychological factors saffron harvesters can influence persons’ physical conditions expose them risk of MSDs, present study aimed investigate muscle fatigue determine prevalence MSDs related among Gonabad harvesters. Methods & Materials T...

musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are important causes of work incapacity and loss of work days. msds are major problems in almost all countries and increasingly can be found in service industries such as maritime sector. this study aimed at evaluation of msds symptoms among crew of tugboats, dredgers, pilot boats and barges by using nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (nmq) and also determinat...

PURPOSE Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a significant occupational health issue for the dental hygiene profession. There is increasing evidence that these problems commence during undergraduate training; however, there is a surprising lack of studies investigating how MSD develops in student groups over the course of their study. The aim of this study was to determine the longitudinal MSD ...

BACKGROUND Occupational health guidelines recommend a biopsychosocial approach to manage sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), with a primary focus on early intervention through provision of a supportive network. AIMS To investigate the implementation of a guidelines-based intervention (early contact of absentees; addressing psychosocial obstacles; offering temporary modif...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common occupational illness in Great Britain affecting 1.1 million people a year. Paramedics, in particular, are known to have a high incidence of MSDs resulting, for many, in early retirement. AIM To explore the management of MSDs at two ambulance services with respect to the implementation of policies and experience of staff. METHOD...

MSDs represent a complex phenomenon, and interdisciplinarity seems desirable not only in research but also in the intervention. First, a model is proposed for understanding work situations that result in the development of MSDs for the purpose of integrating several types of learning based on a systemic approach and of identifying the significance of different terms. An interdisciplinary study ...