| Document ID (ISN) | 69842 |
| CIS number |
97-1719 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Torp S., Riise T., Moen B.E. |
| Title |
Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among car mechanics: A descriptive study |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1996, Vol.46, No.6, p.407-413. Illus. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
A questionnaire survey of 103 car mechanics in 12 different garages revealed that almost all had experienced musculoskeletal symptoms at work during the past year. The most troublesome symptoms were associated with the low back, upper back, shoulders and neck. Mechanics between the ages of 30 and 40 reported more shoulder symptoms than both younger and older workers. Improvements in the ergonomic environment and in work organization would help to reduce the time spent in strenuous working postures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
work posture; service stations and repair shops; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Norway; sickness absenteeism; questionnaire survey; backache; shoulder; neck disorders |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Norway |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Road transportation
Work posture
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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