Document ID (ISN) | 101402 |
CIS number |
03-461 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Buckle P.W., Devereux J.J. |
Title |
The nature of work-related neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders |
Bibliographic information |
May 2002, Vol.33, No.3, p.207-217. Illus. 80 ref. |
Abstract |
This article presents the results of a literature review of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper extremities in the European Union. Mechanisms of musculoskeletal disorders affecting tendons, ligaments, nerves, muscle, circulation and pain perception are reviewed and conceptual models for the pathogenesis of musculoskeletal disorders affecting the neck and upper limbs are presented. The epidemiological evidence pointing towards occupational causes of these disorders is discussed. A relationship between the performance of work and the occurrence of neck and upper extremity disorders is evident. Prevention strategies should focus on work organization factors the as well as on the active involvement of the individual worker. The current knowledge is sufficient to enable informed decisions to be made on future research needs and prevention strategies at the societal, organizational and individual level. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; upper extremity disorders; neck disorders |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; work organization; European Communities; epidemiology; pathogenesis; limitation of exposure; research; workers' participation; musculoskeletal diseases |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Workers' participation Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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