Reports of pain and physical exam findings for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are two common outcome measures independently used to assess work-related MSDs in the scientific literature. How these measures correlate with each other, however, is largely unknown. We recruited 520 sewing machine operators to describe the correlation between subjective self-reported pain and physical findings of ...

Background. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons, and nerves, such as neck and shoulder MSD. This study was designed to use miniscalpel-needle (MSN) technique as an intervention for work-related MSDs. Methods. Thirty-one patients with work-related MSDs and 28 healthy subjects were enrolled as controls in this study. The MSD symptoms ...

OBJECTIVES This study was to determine the prevalence and work-related risk factors of neck-upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among video display terminal (VDT) users. METHODS A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted; there were 60 VDT users and 35 controls. The participants filled in a structured questionnaire, had electrophysiological tests and an X-ray of the neck. ...

BACKGROUND Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are an important cause of functional impairments and disability among construction workers. An improved understanding of MSDs in different construction occupations is likely to be of value for selecting preventive measures. This study aimed to survey the prevalence of symptoms of MSDs, the work-relatedness of the symptoms and the problems...

INTRODUCTION Thumb-push manual pipettes are commonly used tools in many medical, biological, and chemical laboratories. Epidemiological studies [1] indicate that the use of pipettes is strongly associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the hand and shoulder. Almost 90% of pipette users, who continuously used the pipettes for more than an hour on a daily basis, reported hand and/or elb...

Background: Fishing is one of the most important economic activities in riverine Bangladesh. We studied musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among Bangladeshi fishermen which generally high.Objective: To study patterns and extend MSDs fishermen.Materials Methods: A total 150 enrolled with at least six months employment history attended out-patient department Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Khwaja ...

Abstract Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are construction workers’ most prevalent occupational diseases due to awkward body posture, high repetition of work and vibration. The study sought examine the different types ergonomic moves that could improve performance. Findings show majority workers were males their trade groups cut across (masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electricals). There was a sc...

The underlying purpose of this commentary and position paper is to achieve evidence-based recommendations on prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Such prevention can take different forms (primary, secondary and tertiary), occur at different levels (i.e. in a clinical setting, at the workplace, at national level) and involve several types of activities. Members of the Sci...

Latar belakang: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan yang banyak ditemukan dan masih meningkat pada pekerja di Indonesia. Prevalensi keluhan muskuloskeletal mendapatkan hasil dimana 76,6% responden mengalami MSDs, dengan area pinggang sebagai jenis MSDs paling ditemukan. Salah penyebab adalah karena posisi kerja duduk lama. Pedagang pasar termasuk ke dalam kel...