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...

Construction workers face more health issues compared to the other workers. And cost compensation for injuries of are also beyond limit. Continuous and long-term exposure body parts construction may lead occurrence Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder. WMSD is a group painful disorders muscles, tendons, nerves. This study deals with analysis primary residential works. Objective: To analyse pre...

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are the most important problems in the health workforce. These discomforts cause many working days losses, increase absenteeism from work, and impose annual economic costs. Awkward posture is the most important factor among the risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed at implementing an interventional ergonomic ...

OBJECTIVE To establish whether the employment consequences of musculoskeletal disorder vary by gender and socio-economic group in Sweden. METHODS Two linked registers, containing diagnostic and socio-economic data for the 1.8 million residents of Stockholm County, were used to investigate the subsequent employment consequences over 5 yr of having a musculoskeletal disorder requiring hospital ...

The aim of this study is to find the level of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) risk at work and its impact, using Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) in Leather Garments Manufacturing Industry. Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) is a common health problem throughout the world and it is a major cause of disability. The economic loss due to such dis...

In order to control musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk, it is important to understand how these disorders develop and manifest themselves in society. One could argue that without a thorough understanding of the root causes of a disorder we are only interpreting MSD symptoms in our efforts to reduce risk. However, when we understand how MSDs are “triggered” and understand their development, we ...

background and objectives: non-ergonomic computer work has emerged as a significant cause of musculoskeletal disorders among employees of health care organizations.  given the negative impact of such disorders on quality of work life, safety, and performance of hospital staff, there is a need to evaluate the exposure of this staff to the ergonomic risks associated with the computer-based jobs. ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire, which was translated into Korean, for patients with musculoskeletal disorder. [Subjects and Methods] Fifty-five subjects (26 males and 29 females) with musculoskeletal diseases participated in the study. The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment q...