BACKGROUND Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) has been found to be associated with musculoskeletal complaints and disability. For others GJH is seen as a prerequisite in order to excel in certain sports like dance. However, it remains unclear what the role is of GJH in human performance. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to establish the association between GJH and functional status an...

INTRODUCTION The vast majority of ergonomics research has addressed the demands of work in standing or sitting postures, and understandably so. However, many workers (e.g., underground miners, aircraft baggage handlers, plumbers, agricultural workers, mechanics, and others) are often required to adopt postures such as kneeling, stooping, squatting, or lying down for significant periods of the w...

Agricultural activities such as hoeing, cleaning grass, and fertilizing are that affect the work attitude of farmers. The intervention was in form giving Stretching Exercises with an ergonomics-based health education approach. This study aims to determine provision approach reduce musculoskeletal complaints fatigue citrus farmers Bayunggede village. research is experimental study, using same su...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence rates of musculoskeletal disorders in an urban Vietnamese population. METHODS The Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Disease (COPCORD) Stage I study was carried out in 16 groups in the Trung Liet Commune, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam. Phase 1: the WHO ILAR COPCORD Core Questionnaire was applied by primary health care workers to 2...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal complaints are common and often unexplained and often lead to rheumatology referrals. The prevalence of psychiatric disease in patients with musculoskeletal complaints is unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of common psychiatric disorders among patients referred to a rheumatology clinic and the likelihood of establishing a rheumatic diagnosis if a psychi...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the life-time prevalence of self reported whiplash injury and the relationship to chronic musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs) and headache in a large unselected adult population. METHODS Between 1995 and 1997, all inhabitants 20 years and older in Nord-Trondelag county in Norway were invited to a comprehensive health survey. Out of 92,936 eligible for participation, a tot...

The use of computers in the last two decades has increased rapidly, and escalated as a result increasing virtual activities during Covid-19 pandemic where learning working are carried out from home. This study used Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) evaluation musculoskeletal discomfort. collected data was processed using statistical software assessed univariate analysis t...