Occupationally Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Limb in Industry

Upper Limb Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Manufacturing Industry

Light and heavy manufacturing contribute a great deal to the Italian economy and the products manufactured in this sector form a major part of the exports. Most of the manufacturing industries center around small or medium-sized firms, but there are some larger companies too. Although automation will characterize work in the future, manual labour will remain important for Italian manufacturing ...

Investigation of Risk Factors of Work-Related Upper-Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders in a Pharmaceutical Industry

This study was performed among workers of an Iranian pharmaceutical industry with the aiming to determine WRMDs prevalence and exposure assessment of WRMDs risks. In this cross-sectional study, 84 female and male workers randomly selected from five packing operations. Modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was applied to study the prevalence of WRMDs and Rapid Upper Limb Assessment...

A Comparative Study of NERPA, RULA and LUBA Methods in Predicting the Risk of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Household Manufacturing Industry

Background and Objective: Work-related upper limb disorders are one of the major causes of disability in industrial workers. The aim of this study was to Comparison of three methods of NERPA, RULA and LUBA in predicting the risk of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in the household manufacturing industry Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all employed in the operational s...

work related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs among steel industry populations

for high occurrences of upper extremity disorders in working populations and in order to compare the occurrence of musculoskeletal alterations due to ergonomic risk factors such as highly force exertion, repetition, awkward posture between exposed and non-exposed groups, the research was carried out in tabarestan steel industry. all 526 male workers (316 as exposed group : 132 aged 20-35 years,...

Work related disorders of the upper limb.