ee front matter & 2008 bmt.2008.02.001 ing author at: Musculosk versity of Colorado at D E. 19th Avenue, Mail 45, USA. Tel.: +1 303 72 0394. ess: moshe.solomonow@ Summary The mechanical and neurological properties of ligaments are reviewed and updated with recent development from the perspective which evaluates their role as a source of neuromusculoskeletal disorders resulting from exposure to ...

Methylisothiazolinone (MI), alone or in association with methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), is widely used as a preservative in cosmetic and occupational products, and is currently inducing an outbreak of sensitization throughout Europe (1). In the 2000s, MI as stand-alone preservative was introduced in industrial water-based products. Since 2005, several cases of occupational dermatitis caused...

Policy shifts toward fostering community inclusion of persons with disabilities have brought community attitudes (including attitudes of professionals) into sharper focus as a cause for concern. Using a social distance scale, this study examined the attitudes of cohorts of occupational therapy and business students toward persons with psychiatric and other disorders. Contrary to expectations, o...

Lower-extremity (LE) musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can have a major impact on the ability to carry out daily activities. The effectiveness of interventions must be examined to enable occupational therapy practitioners to deliver the most appropriate services. This systematic review examined the literature published between 1995 and July 2014 that investigated the effectiveness of occupationa...

background: the use of psychology in the workplace and accurate scientific findings in this field, in addition to reducing work-related diseases, can promote the performance of employees. nursing is a stressful job and can be the cause of physical and mental disorders. this study investigates the relationship of personality traits and demographic factors with occupational stress. materials and ...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders represent one of the most common and most costly occupational health problems in both developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of occupational health education and ergonomic training on awareness, attitude and behavior of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among teachers. METHODS A self-controlled longitudinal ...

Background: Eye movement disorders of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are unlikely to occur. For this reason, an increasing number occupational therapists have started introduction gaze-based AACDs. Although it is desirable introduce AACDs as early possible, the optimal method for introducing such devices remains unclear.

Thanks to Mike Lyons and Robyn Hayes for their timely and insightful paper, "Student Perceptions of Persons With Psychiatric and Other Disorders," which appeared in the June 1993 AJOT I have been practicing in mental health as an occupational therapist for 15 years and have been troubled by the declining numbers of occupational therapists entering this practice area. I commend the authors for t...

Elderly persons with psychiatric disorders often experience a variety of functional deficits that affect their independence, safety, and activity level. The occupational therapist's role in addressing these needs is discussed, as are the possibilities for improvement of the elderly person's autonomy, safety, and integrity. Barriers to optimal service provision in the health care and social serv...

Occupational therapy seldom reports the outcomes of intervention programs to reflect the impact on public health indicators. Consequently, our professions' effect on public health goals is limited. We propose professional coherence in intervention practices and in reporting of screening, monitoring, and outcome indicators in population-level statistics that will enable occupational therapy to t...