| Document ID (ISN) | 50547 |
| CIS number |
88-1733 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0047-1879 - Japanese Journal of Industrial Health - Sangyō-Igaku |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Amano M., Yatsuki K., Umeda G. |
| Title |
Cervicobrachial disorders in female school-lunch cooks |
| Original title |
Bōchō gakkō kyūshoku joshi chōriin no keikenwan shōgai [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1987, Vol.29, No.5, p.366-374. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
To clarify the relationship between cervicobrachial disorders in female school-lunch cooks and the number of lunches served, cooks of 2 towns were examined medically and their working conditions were compared. The number of cooks in town O just met the standard set by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture for the given number of pupils, while town M had more cooks than the required minimum. There were more cooks medically classified as "Normal" in M than in O, and more classified as "Need therapy" in O. Prevalence rates of abnormal median nerve extension tests, painful movement of the neck and muscle tenderness were higher in O cooks than in M cooks, and rates of subjective symptoms were correspondingly higher. The average numbers of lunches and classes per cook were 137 and 3.3, respectively, for O and 114 and 2.9 for M. There was a positive correlation between the number of subjective symptoms and the number of lunches per cook. Overload due to a shortage of cooks was apparently the main cause of the high prevalence of cervicobrachial disorders in O cooks. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical workload; cervicobrachial syndrome; cooking; group catering |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
women; educational institutions |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Nutrition
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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