OBJECTIVES Studies from western countries show that dentists are vulnerable to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) of the neck and upper extremities, but little is known about their epidemiology among members of this rapidly growing profession in China. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of WMSDs and identify potential risk factors associated with their occurrence in the d...

original article   health, safety and environment management has a vast area in which ergonomics aspects is known as one of the related aspects. in this case study the occupational hygiene by ergonomic intervention was focused. one of the prevalence activities among industrial sectors' worker in the developing countries is manual lifting tasks and other related physical activities which are imp...

Pathologies due to repetitive activity of the upper limb, well known in scientific literature as WMSDs (Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders), are considerably increased in the last years. At the moment, there are no validated methods for the assessment of the work-related risk. This study compares two different methods proposed in literature for the assessment of the work-related risk, combi...

The physical tasks of workers are demanding, particularly when performed long-term in unsuitable working position, with high frequency, heavy load, after injury, developing damage health or reduced performance due to advanced age. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) result from overuse develop over time. Work activities, which frequent and repetitive, activities awkward postures, cau...

The oil palm industry is one of the important sectors in Malaysia. growth and development this shows that Malaysia world second-largest producers. However, fresh fruit bunch (FFB) harvesting process, harvesters are exposed to many types work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). FFB tend develop WMSDs especially shoulders trunk. Hence, it identify exposure levels, awkward postures reaction...

for high occurrences of upper extremity disorders in working populations and in order to compare the occurrence of musculoskeletal alterations due to ergonomic risk factors such as highly force exertion, repetition, awkward posture between exposed and non-exposed groups, the research was carried out in tabarestan steel industry. all 526 male workers (316 as exposed group : 132 aged 20-35 years,...

background: the nursing profession, due to the nature of its tasks, is a high risk occupation for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds). the objective of this study was the determination of the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and their associated risk factors among nursing personnel with patient transfer tasks. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 nurses fro...

since work-related musculoskeletal disorders (wmsds) have a high prevalence in different industries, in order to quantify the prevalence of wmsds of the upper limbs in of exposed group and find a relationship between exposure indices and effect indicators, this research was carried out. a total of 404 male exposed and of 120 male non-exposed workers of qaemshahre (northern iran) weaving factory...