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Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms.
I. Kuorinka,B. Jonsson,A. Kilbom,H Vinterberg,Fin Biering-Sørensen,G. Andersson,Kurt Jørgensen +6 more
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Standardised questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms in an ergonomic or occupational health context are presented and specific characteristics of work strain are reflected in the frequency of responses to the questionnaires.About:
This article is published in Applied Ergonomics.The article was published on 1987-09-01. It has received 4470 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders & Musculoskeletal disorder.read more
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Work-related Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Surgeons
Grace P. Y. Szeto,Pei Ho,Albert C.W. Ting,Jensen T. C. Poon,Stephen W.K. Cheng,Raymond C.C. Tsang +5 more
TL;DR: There is a potential for such musculoskeletal symptoms in surgeons to escalate in the future, with rapid advances and increasing application of minimally invasive surgery.
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Effects of ergonomic intervention in work with video display units.
Ritva Ketola,Risto Toivonen,Marketta Häkkänen,Ritva Luukkonen,Esa-Pekka Takala,Eira Viikari-Juntura +5 more
TL;DR: Both the intensive ergonomic approach and education in ergonomics help reduce discomfort in VDU work and the best result will be achieved with cooperative planning in which both workers and practitioners are actively involved.
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Musculoskeletal disorders among female dental personnel--clinical examination and a 5-year follow-up study of symptoms.
TL;DR: Dental personnel who remained in the profession tended to have an increased risk of developing more symptoms in the shoulders and the elbows/wrists/hands in year 5 as compared with year 0 and at year 5 were in more pain and had received more diagnoses for the neck/shoulder region relative to the referents.
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Understanding the link between psychosocial work stressors and work-related musculoskeletal complaints.
TL;DR: This study demonstrated that high levels role conflict, low job control, and low safety-specific leadership are associated with increased employee strain, which was related to higher levels of WRMSD symptoms of the wrist/hand, shoulders, and lower back.
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Number of pain sites is associated with demographic, lifestyle, and health-related factors in the general population.
TL;DR: The study indicates that the straightforward and simple method of counting the NPS could be important in managing the complex problem of musculoskeletal pain.
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