Background: Musculoskeletal disorders can affect the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerve which caused either by work itself or therapist’s working environment. Physiotherapists routinely perform activities such as transferring dependent patients, assisting with mat activities, lifting heavy equipment. These tasks put therapists at risk for both acute chronic musculoskeletal pai...

Usaha pembuatan gerabah di Dusun Klipoh, Desa Karanganyar, Borobudur, Magelang terus dipertahankan bukan semata mata dari sisi ekonominya, akan tetapi lebih tradisi, budaya, dan edukasi. Namun demikian pengerjaan yang dilakukan dengan cara-cara sangat tradisional menggunakan peralatan ala kadarnya tentu berpotensi terhadap resiko Kesehatan mereka, meskipun tersebut mengedapankan orisinalitas pa...

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a common concern throughout the world and major cause of disability in workplace. Awareness regarding these conditions their probability occurrence associated with job scope is utmost importance. Moreover, particular cameraman, recent studies have shown high risk development upper extremity such as shoulder neck pain. However, research on this ...

Introduction Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) can impact on fatigue and productivity of office workers. This study aimed to investigate the effect of musculoskeletal problems on fatigue and productivity among office personnel. Methods This study was performed on 101 Iranian office workers. Data were gathered through a demographic questionnaire, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnai...

A total workforce of 5776 individuals (M=4005, F=1771, exposed n=3455 and controls n=2321) in thirty plants of the upholstered manufacturing industry in a large geographical area of Southern Italy was examined by a network of occupational health physicians over a 4-year period (2000-2003). More than 60 percent of the workforce studied was within large size companies (>500 employees). Exposed gr...

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a new Technical Specification (TS), ISO/TS 20646-1 "Ergonomic procedures for the improvement of local muscular workloads (LMWL)--Part 1: Guidelines for reducing local muscular workloads" in 2004. However, little is known about whether the ISO/TS is really effective in taking action to improve the work conditions in real workplac...

New technology designed to increase productivity in residential construction may exacerbate the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among residential construction workers. Of interest here are panelised (prefabricated) wall systems (or panels) and facilitating an ongoing effort to provide proactive control of ergonomic exposures and risks among workers using panels. This stud...

PROBLEM Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) can help to justify an investment in ergonomics interventions. A predictive CBA model would allow practitioners to present a cost justification to management during the planning stages, but such a model requires reliable estimates of the benefits of ergonomics interventions. METHOD Through literature reviews and Internet searches, 250 case studies that repo...

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are common among drivers and official workers. Musculoskeletal disorders are frequent causes of absenteeism in many countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors associated with these symptoms. A total of 346 workers and truck drivers were participated in this case-control study. All ...