
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Report, Workshop Summary, and Workshop Papers
National Academies Press
Published on 11. March 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-309-06397-5 (ISBN)
Description
Estimated costs associated with lost days and compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorders-including back pains and repetitive motion injuries-range from $13 billion to $20 billion annually. This is a serious national problem that has spurred considerable debate about the causal links between such disorders and risk factors in the workplace. This book presents a preliminary assessment of what is known about the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and what may cause them. It includes papers and a workshop summary of findings from orthopedic surgery, public health, occupational medicine, epidemiology, risk analysis, ergonomics, and human factors. Topics covered include the biological responses of tissues to stress, the biomechanics of work stressors, the epidemiology of physical work factors, and the contributions of individual, recreational, and social factors to such disorders. The book also considers the relative success of various workplace interventions for prevention and rehabilitation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
676 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-309-06397-5 (9780309063975)
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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Report, Workshop Summary, and Workshop Papers
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Steering Committee for the Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: The Research Base, National Research Council
Content
1 Front Matter; 2 I Steering Committee Report; 3 II Workshop Summary; 4 III Workshop Papers; 5 Response of Muscle and Tendon Injury and Overuse; 6 Biological Response of Peripheral Nerves to Loading: Pathophysiology of Nerve Compression Syndromes and Vibration Induced Neuropathy; 7 Work Factors, Personal Factors, and Internal Loads: Biomechanics of Work Stressors; 8 Epidemiology Panel: Collected Papers; 9 Non-Biomechanical Factors Potentially Affecting Musculoskeletal Disorders; 10 A Review of Research on Interventions to Control Musculoskeletal Disorders