STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is a relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and presumed symptoms of stress. DESIGN Cross sectional and mixed longitudinal cohort study. Longitudinal data were collected at baseline (1973) and at re-examinations in 1978 and 1983. SETTING Community based. PARTICIPANTS Study sample was drawn from employees who had worked for at least 15 mon...

Occupational health problems related to upper limp musculoskeletal disorders were the major issue among sewing machine operators of garment industries in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of work related elbow and wrist musculoskeletal disorders among sewing machine operators of garment industries in Galan City, Oromia Regional State. A cro...

Musculoskeletal disorders are an important occupational health problem in dentistry. Few studies have compared these disorders in dentists with other occupational groups. We assessed musculoskeletal disorders in female dentists in comparison with female pharmacists. A cross-sectional study by means of Musculoskeletal Nordic Questionnaire was performed among 191 female general dentists and 211 f...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) are as one of general health problems throughout the world and they are the main reason for disabilities. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of wmsds of isfahan’s teachers and the effect of eight weeks selected corrective exercises and ergonomi...

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and disabling symptom complex reported by survivors. This study aimed to better understand the manifestations of CRF in women treated for breast cancer, and to compare them with those of women diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Women with CRF persisting 6 months after treatment for early stage breast cancer, and women with CFS participated in...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) and possible exposure to an open-air burn pit at three selected bases among those deployed to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS Chronic multisymptom illness (reporting at least one symptom in at least two of the following symptom constructs: general fatigue; mood and cognition problems; and musculos...

Objective To demonstrate the importance of recognizing and separating nonmedian nerve-related symptoms from those related to median nerve compression at the carpal tunnel. Methods The records of 80 patients, aged 31-82 years (39 males and 41 females), who had undergone median nerve decompression using open and endoscopic release surgery, were reviewed. Peripheral electrodiagnostic studies wer...

The aim of the present study was to assess associations between physician diagnosed unspecified low back pain (LBP) during compulsory military service and self-reported LBP and physical fitness measured on average four years after military service. From a total of 1155 persons who had been pass medical examination for military service and who had completed physically demanding military training...

Auteur Descatha, Alexis [1], Bodin, Julie [2], Ha, Catherine [3], Goubault, Pierre [4], Lebreton, Marine [5], Chastang, Jean-François [6], Imbernon, Ellen [7], Leclerc, Annette [8], Goldberg, Marcel [9], Roquelaure, Yves [10] Editeur BMJ Publishing Group Type Article scientifique dans une revue à comité de lecture Année 2012 Langue Anglais Date 2012/04 Numéro 4 Pagination 296 9 Volume 69 Titre ...

BACKGROUND Both occupational physicians and orthopedic surgeons can be involved in the management of work relevant musculoskeletal disorders. These physicians hardly communicate with each other and this might lead to different advice to the patient. Therefore, we evaluated a standardized information exchange form for the exchange of relevant information between the orthopedic surgeon and the oc...