background: occupation is one of the major parts of our daily lives that might cause a great amount of stress. stress and job burnout are linked together. the association between musculoskeletal disorders (msd) and burnout syndrome as a psychosocial factor was investigated previously. objectives: the aim of this study was to identify the role of occupational stress and burnout in musculoskeleta...

The average costs of Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) and odds ratios for filing medical claims related to MSD were examined. The medical claims were identified by ICD 9 codes for four US Census regions within retail trade. Large private firms’ medical claims data from Thomson Reuters Inc. MarketScan databases for the years 2003 through 2006 were used. Average costs were highest for claims relate...

background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wrmsds) are considered a major factor in health problems, human injuries, and loss of work time. the aim of the present study was to assess the risk of musculoskeletal disorder (msd) and evaluate the prevalence of msd among female hairdressers.   materials and methods: in this descriptive analytical study, the risk of msds was evaluated in 172...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders have serious impact on the profession of dentistry. There is common occurrence of pain due to incorrect posture in dental professionals. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies may cast a new light on preventing and intercepting musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). An epidemiological study was conducted in an effort to contribute to the prevention...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether the well-known risk factors for the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) also play an important role in the determining consequences of MSD in terms of sickness absence and health care use. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 853 shipyard employees. Data were collected by questionnaire on physical and psychosocial workload, need for re...

Participatory ergonomics projects are traditionally applied within one organisation. In this study, a participative approach was applied across the New Zealand meat processing industry, involving multiple organisations and geographical regions. The purpose was to develop interventions to reduce musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. This paper considers the value of an industry level participator...

BACKGROUND Despite considerable knowledge about musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and physical, psychosocial and individual risk factors there is limited knowledge about physical activity as a factor in preventing MSD. In addition, studies of physical activity are often limited to either leisure activity or physical activity at work. Studies among military personnel on the association between phy...

OBJECTIVE To examine associations between workplace injury and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk and expert ratings of job-level psychosocial demand and job control, adjusting for job-level physical demand. METHODS Among a cohort of 9260 aluminium manufacturing workers in jobs for which expert ratings of job-level physical and psychological demand and control were obtained during the 2 year...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) constitute one of the main occupational hazards among health care workers. However, few epidemiological studies on work related MSD among nursing professionals have been carried out in Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the work related musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors among nursing professionals in Uganda. METHODS T...

Farming is a physically effortful task which has various health risks and musculoskeletal disorders/discomfort being some of the most common [1]. Farmers are playing vital role in our national economy because they are providing food for us. So their health status should be prioritized issue for us. But we often observe that they show ignorance about health issue and seek treatment from traditio...