BACKGROUND Complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulders (CANS) in general and computer-related disorders in particular affect millions of computer office workers in Western developed countries. However, with the widespread use of computer systems in developing countries, the associated musculoskeletal complaints are yet to be investigated. AIM To study the prevalence of work-related CANS, amo...

background: studies on the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) in computer users is high. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of three ergonomics intervention on body posture and musculoskeletal disorders in office workers (computer users) in isfahan gas company. these interventions include education, sports and installation of software on computer systems...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of various types of exercise for prevention and cure of nonspecific neck pain in office workers. METHODS Publications between 1980 and April 2010 were systematically searched in various databases (PubMed, CINAHL Plus with full text, The Cochrane Library, Science Direct, PEDro, ProQuest, PsycNet, and Scopus). The following k...

background and purpose: job stress is an important psychological factor. musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common causes of disability in industrialized and developing countries. therefore, this study aimed to assess job stress and its relationship with the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers of zahedan university of medical sciences, iran. materials and methods...

background: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) represent one of the most common occupational health education problems in both developed and developing countries. the aim of this study was to assess the effect of an occupational ergonomic training educational programon awareness, attitude and work-related musculoskeletal disorders behavior among office workers. material and methods: firstly,200 o...

In direct proportion to current technological developments, both the computer usage in the workplaces is increased and requirement of leaving the desk for an office worker in order to photocopy a document, send or receive an e-mail is decreased. Therefore, office workers stay in the same postures accompanied by long periods of keyboard usage. In recent years, with intent to reduce the incidence...

AIMS To identify prognostic ergonomic and work technique factors for musculoskeletal symptoms among office workers and in a subgroup with highly monotonous repetitive computer work. METHODS A baseline questionnaire was delivered to 5033 office workers in 11 Danish companies in the first months of 1999, and a follow up questionnaire was mailed in the last months of 2000 to 3361 respondents. A ...

BACKGROUND Complaints of the arm, neck, and shoulders (CANS) have a multifactorial etiology, and, therefore, their assessment should consider both work-related ergonomic and psychosocial aspects. The Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire (MUEQ) is one of a few specific tools available to evaluate the nature and occurrence of CANS in computer-office workers and the impact of psychosocial and ...