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Risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review of recent longitudinal studiesBruno R da Costa
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Am J Ind Med 53:285-323. 2010..This systematic review was designed and conducted in an effort to evaluate the evidence currently available for the many suggested risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders...
One-year randomized controlled trial with different physical-activity programs to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck and shoulders among office workersAnne Katrine Blangsted
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
Scand J Work Environ Health 34:55-65. 2008..This study evaluates the effect of two different worksite physical-activity interventions on neck-shoulder symptoms, together with perceived work ability and sick leave among office workers...- The kappa statistic in reliability studies: use, interpretation, and sample size requirementsJulius Sim
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
Phys Ther 85:257-68. 2005..This article examines and illustrates the use and interpretation of the kappa statistic in musculoskeletal research... - Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the epidemiologic evidence and the debateLaura Punnett
University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 14:13-23. 2004..The NRC/IOM report concluded, and other reviewers internationally have concurred, that the etiologic importance of occupational ergonomic stressors for the occurrence of MSDs of the low back and upper extremities has been demonstrated... 
Prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic reviewChristian D Mallen
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire
Br J Gen Pract 57:655-61. 2007..Studies of prognostic indicators tend to have been viewed in relation to each site separately, however, an alternative view is that some prognostic indicators may be common across different sites of musculoskeletal pain...- A prospective study of computer users: II. Postural risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms and disordersMichele Marcus
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Am J Ind Med 41:236-49. 2002..Despite widespread recommendations regarding posture during computer use, associations between specific postures and musculoskeletal health are not well characterized... - Diversity and variation in biomechanical exposure: what is it, and why would we like to know?Svend Erik Mathiassen
Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Gavle, P O Box 7629, SE 90712 Umeå, Sweden
Appl Ergon 37:419-27. 2006..Operational methods for assessing these concepts are also discussed... - Chronic musculoskeletal pain, prevalence rates, and sociodemographic associations in a Swedish population studyS Bergman
Primary Care Centre Hertig Knut, Bryggaregatan 1, S-302 43 Halmstad, Sweden
J Rheumatol 28:1369-77. 2001..Sociodemographic variables were overall more frequently and strongly associated with CWP than with CRP, which indicates different pathophysiology in the development or preservation of pain in the 2 groups... - Self-assessed and directly measured occupational physical activities--influence of musculoskeletal complaints, age and genderI Balogh
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, Lund SE 221 85, Sweden
Appl Ergon 35:49-56. 2004..Rate of perceived exertion showed low correlation with heart rate ratio within the two occupational groups, but high, 0.64 when the two groups were combined. Age and complaints explained 31% of the variance for the cleaners... - Cost of musculoskeletal diseases: impact of work disability and functional declineEdward Yelin
Department of Medicine, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
J Rheumatol Suppl 68:8-11. 2003..Some promising results from short term studies have been reported, but it would appear to be an appropriate time to inaugurate trials focused on longterm work outcomes... - The economic and social consequences of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the Connecticut Upper-Extremity Surveillance Project (CUSP)T F Morse
Ergonomic Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030 6210, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 4:209-16. 1998..91), and less likely to have been promoted (OR = 0.45). The study supports significant externalization of costs for WRMSD out of the workers' compensation system and a substantial social and economic impact on workers... - Differences in muscle load between computer and non-computer work among office workersJ M Richter
Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 50, CA Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ergonomics 52:1540-55. 2009..Thus, computer activity logs should be used cautiously as proxies of biomechanical exposure. Conventional non-computer tasks may have a limited potential to increase variation in muscle activity during computer-intensive office work... - Median nerve trauma in a rat model of work-related musculoskeletal disorderBrian D Clark
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health Professions, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
J Neurotrauma 20:681-95. 2003..These results, together with other recent findings indicate that work-related carpal tunnel syndrome develops through mechanisms that include injury, inflammation, fibrosis and subsequent nerve compression... - Reproducibility and validity of workers' self-reports of physical work demandsSusan R Stock
Institut National de Sante Publique du Quebec, Quebec National Institute of Public Health, Montreal, Canada
Scand J Work Environ Health 31:409-37. 2005..Suggestions for improving the design of reproducibility and validity studies and directions for future research in physical workload measurement are proposed... - Evaluation of work-related psychosocial factors and regional musculoskeletal pain: results from a EULAR Task ForceG J Macfarlane
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Ann Rheum Dis 68:885-91. 2009..To establish whether review articles provide consistent conclusions on associations between workplace psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal pain and, if differences exist, to explore whether this is related to the methods used... - The influence of working conditions and individual factors on the incidence of neck and upper limb symptoms among professional computer usersEwa Wigaeus Tornqvist
School of Technology and Health, The Royal Institute of Technology, Huddinge, Sweden
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 82:689-702. 2009..To assess the influence of working conditions and individual factors on the incidence of neck and upper limb symptoms among professional computer users... - Induction of periostin-like factor and periostin in forearm muscle, tendon, and nerve in an animal model of work-related musculoskeletal disorderShobha Rani
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
J Histochem Cytochem 57:1061-73. 2009..Periostin, on the other hand, was not present in satellite cells and/or myoblasts... - The disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) outcome questionnaire: longitudinal construct validity and measuring self-rated health change after surgeryChristina Gummesson
Department of Physical Therapy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 4:11. 2003..The main purpose of this study was to assess the longitudinal construct validity of the DASH among patients undergoing surgery. The second purpose was to quantify self-rated treatment effectiveness after surgery... - Localized or widespread musculoskeletal pain: does it matter?Yusman Kamaleri
Section for Occupational and Social Insurance Medicine, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Pain 138:41-6. 2008..This should have important implications for future research into musculoskeletal pain, and for clinical and social insurance medicine... - Early identification of patients at risk of developing a persistent back problem: the predictive validity of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain QuestionnaireSteven J Linton
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Clin J Pain 19:80-6. 2003..To test the predictive utility of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire in identifying patients at risk for developing persistent back pain problems... - Evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in chronic diseaseB K Pedersen
The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark
Scand J Med Sci Sports 16:3-63. 2006..The possible mechanisms of action are briefly examined and the principles for prescribing exercise therapy are discussed, focusing on the type and amount of exercise and possible contraindications... - A survey of training and practice patterns of massage therapists in two US statesKaren J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 5:13. 2005..Despite the growing popularity of therapeutic massage in the US, little is known about the training or practice characteristics of massage therapists. The objective of this study was to describe these characteristics... - Identification of neck-shoulder disorders in a 1 year follow-up study. Validation Of a questionnaire-based methodA Kaergaard
Department of Occupational Health, Herning Hospital, DK 7400, Herning, Denmark
Pain 86:305-10. 2000..Apparently increase of symptoms did not seem to be the optimal criteria for identification of incident cases. Alternatively a cut-of point of regional complaints in close relation to clinical examinations is recommended... - Obesity and the musculoskeletal systemAnanthila Anandacoomarasamy
Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Curr Opin Rheumatol 21:71-7. 2009..To describe recent developments highlighting the effects and mechanisms of obesity and weight loss on the musculoskeletal system... - A double-blind placebo-controlled, randomised study comparing gemcitabine and marimastat with gemcitabine and placebo as first line therapy in patients with advanced pancreatic cancerS R Bramhall
Department of Surgery, Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
Br J Cancer 87:161-7. 2002..The combination of marimastat with gemcitabine was well tolerated. Further studies of marimastat as a maintenance treatment following a response or stable disease on gemcitabine may be justified... - Reliable exposure assessment strategies for physical ergonomics stressors in construction and other non-routinized workVictor Paquet
Department of Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 342 Bell Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 2060, USA
Ergonomics 48:1200-19. 2005.... - Comparison of biomechanical loading during use of conventional stud welding equipment and an alternate systemNathan B Fethke
University of Iowa, Occupational and Environmental Health, UI Research Park, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Appl Ergon 42:725-34. 2011..The alternate system appears to be effective in reducing exposure to extreme trunk flexion among stud welders. Continued development of the system should explore features designed to reduce shoulder forces and improve productivity... - Biomechanical evaluation of nursing tasks in a hospital settingR Jang
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Mingchi University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, R O C
Ergonomics 50:1835-55. 2007..This study also concluded that self-reported perceived exertion could be used as a tool to identify nursing activities with a high risk of low-back injury... - Upper extremity disorders in the workplace: costs and outcomes beyond the first return to workMarjorie L Baldwin
W P Carey School of Business, School of Health Management and Policy, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA
J Occup Rehabil 16:303-23. 2006..Cumulative trauma disorders of the upper extremities (CTD) have become increasingly important in workers' compensation caseloads over the last two decades. Relative to occupational back pain, CTD have been much less studied... - Musculoskeletal symptoms in relation to work exposures at call centre companies in SwedenKerstin Norman
National Institute for Working Life, Department for Work and Health, Stockholm, Sweden
Work 30:201-14. 2008..Comparisons were made between internal and external CCs. An internal CC is a department or separate unit within a larger company with another main core business, while an external CC is a free-standing company... - Awkward work postures: association with occupational gender segregationOla Leijon
Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka, Stockholm, Sweden
Am J Ind Med 47:381-93. 2005..Segregation of men and women into different jobs is often cited as one of the most plausible explanations for gender differences in exposure and musculoskeletal disorders... - From evidence to community practice in work rehabilitation: the Quebec experiencePatrick Loisel
Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedics, Sherbrooke University, Charles LeMoyne Hospital, 1111 St Charles Street West, Suite 101, Longueuil, Quebec J4K 5G4, Canada
Clin J Pain 19:105-13. 2003..Possible solutions to the problem of prolonged back pain disability have emerged from recent research but few efforts have been made to transfer evidence-based programs to large community settings... - Burden of major musculoskeletal conditionsAnthony D Woolf
Peninsula Medical School, Duke of Cornwall Department of Rheumatology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ, England
Bull World Health Organ 81:646-56. 2003..Cultural factors greatly influence the prevalence and prognosis of low back pain... - Ethnic health disparities in arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases: report of a scientific conferenceJoanne M Jordan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7330, USA
Arthritis Rheum 46:2280-6. 2002 - What characterizes persons who do not report musculoskeletal pain? Results from a 4-year Population-based longitudinal study (the Epifund study)Elizabeth A Jones
Section of Population Health, Aberdeen Pain Research Collaboration, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
J Rheumatol 36:1071-7. 2009..To identify and characterize persons in the population who do not report musculoskeletal pain... - Periostin-like-factor and Periostin in an animal model of work-related musculoskeletal disorderShobha Rani
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
Bone 44:502-12. 2009..In general, the data suggest that PLF is located in tissues during the early adaptive stage of remodeling but not during the pathological phase and therefore might be a marker of early adaptive remodeling... - Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders in New Zealand nurses, postal workers and office workersHelen Harcombe
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Public Health 33:437-41. 2009..To describe the prevalence, characteristics and impact of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in New Zealand nurses, postal workers and office workers... - Ergonomic interventions for office workers with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic reviewRhysa Leyshon
Doctoral Program in Rehabilitation Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Work 35:335-48. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine the level and quality of evidence supporting ergonomic interventions to improve the comfort, safety and/or productivity of office workers with symptoms of MSDs... - Incidence of self-reported reduced productivity owing to musculoskeletal symptoms: association with workplace and individual factors among computer usersM Hagberg
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy at Göteborg University UGOT, Goteborg, Sweden
Ergonomics 50:1820-34. 2007..The aim of the present study was to assess the incidence and identify possible risk factors for self-reported reduced productivity owing to musculoskeletal symptoms among computer users... - Physical and psychosocial risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in New Zealand nurses, postal workers and office workersHelen Harcombe
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Inj Prev 16:96-100. 2010..To investigate the association of physical and psychosocial risk factors with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in New Zealand nurses, postal workers and office workers... - Musculoskeletal dysfunction in physical education teachersH Sandmark
Department of Occupational Health, Karolinska Hospital, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Occup Environ Med 57:673-7. 2000.... - The use of CAM and conventional treatments among primary care consulters with chronic musculoskeletal painMajid Artus
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK
BMC Fam Pract 8:26. 2007..We are unaware, however, of a direct evidence of the extent of CAM use by primary care patients, and how successful they perceive it to be... - The burden of musculoskeletal disease--a global perspectivePeter M Brooks
Health Sciences, University of Queensland Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Clin Rheumatol 25:778-81. 2006b>Musculoskeletal diseases are one of the major causes of disability around the world and have been a significant reason for the development of the Bone and Joint Decade... - Obesity and disability - a short reviewL J Ells
School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK
Obes Rev 7:341-5. 2006..Future research efforts are required to strengthen the evidence base examining obesity in back disorders, mental health and learning disabilities, in order to improve current clinical management... - Cost-effectiveness of a participatory return-to-work intervention for temporary agency workers and unemployed workers sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders: design of a randomised controlled trialSylvia J Vermeulen
Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:60. 2010.... - Comparison of three computer office workstations offering forearm support: impact on upper limb posture and muscle activationAlain Delisle
Robert Sauvé Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute IRSST Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3C2, Canada
Ergonomics 49:139-60. 2006..The new exposure variation analysis summary parameters used were sensitive to small workstation changes, thus supporting their use in future studies... - Chronic repetitive reaching and grasping results in decreased motor performance and widespread tissue responses in a rat model of MSDMary F Barbe
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health Professions, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
J Orthop Res 21:167-76. 2003..Our results demonstrate that performance of repetitive tasks elicits motor decrements, signs of injury and a cellular and tissue responses associated with inflammation... - A prospective study of return to work across health conditions: perceived work attitude, self-efficacy and perceived social supportSandra Brouwer
Department of Health Sciences, Section of Social Medicine, Work and Health, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Building 3217, Room 620, Groningen, The Netherlands
J Occup Rehabil 20:104-12. 2010.... - The current state of musculoskeletal clinical skills teaching for preclerkship medical studentsAnna E Oswald
Centre for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
J Rheumatol 35:2419-26. 2008.... - Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a survey of physical therapists in Izmir-TurkeyYesim Salik
School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, PO Box 35340 Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 5:27. 2004..This study was planned to collect data about causes, prevalence and responses to work-related musculoskeletal disorders reported by physiotherapists employed in Izmir, Turkey... - Gender adjustment or stratification in discerning upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder risk?Barbara Silverstein
Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, Washington, United States
Scand J Work Environ Health 35:113-26. 2009..The aim was to explore whether "adjustment" for gender masks important exposure differences between men and women in a study of rotator cuff syndrome (RCS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and work exposures... - The effectiveness of manual therapy in the management of musculoskeletal disorders of the shoulder: a systematic reviewChung Yee Cecilia Ho
School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, 325 Great King Street, Dunedin North, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Man Ther 14:463-74. 2009..MT was not shown to be more effective than other conservative interventions for AC, however, massage and Mobilizations-with-Movement may be useful in comparison to no treatment for short-term outcomes for shoulder dysfunction... - Factors associated with medical care-seeking due to low-back pain in scaffoldersS M Molano
Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Ind Med 40:275-81. 2001..This study aimed to assess the prevalence of back pain and other musculoskeletal complaints and to identify factors that determine specific type of care-seeking due to back pain among scaffolders... - Incidence of non-traumatic complaints of arm, neck and shoulder in general practiceA Feleus
Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, P O Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Man Ther 13:426-33. 2008..When estimating morbidity in primary care, based on diagnostic codes, one should be aware of possible underestimation of morbidity and corresponding workload, when excluding codes not specific for that region or disease... - Aetiology and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in physically active conscripts: a follow-up study in the Finnish Defence ForcesHenri Taanila
Tampere Research Centre of Sports Medicine, The UKK Institute, PO Box 30, 33501 Tampere, Finland
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:146. 2010..The purpose of the study was to examine associations between various risk factors and MSDs with special attention to the physical fitness of the conscripts... - Number of pain sites is associated with demographic, lifestyle, and health-related factors in the general populationYusman Kamaleri
Section for Occupational and Social Insurance Medicine, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, P O Box 1130 Blindern, N 0317 Oslo, Norway
Eur J Pain 12:742-8. 2008..4% of the variance. Our study indicates that the straightforward and simple method of counting the NPS could be important in managing the complex problem of musculoskeletal pain... - Risk factors for more severe regional musculoskeletal symptoms: a two-year prospective study of a general working populationJohan H Andersen
Department of Occupational Medicine, Herning Hospital, Herning, and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Arthritis Rheum 56:1355-64. 2007.... - The validity of reported musculoskeletal problems. A study of questionnaire answers in relation to diagnosed disorders and perception of painM G Björkstén
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of Uppsala, Sweden
Appl Ergon 30:325-30. 1999..A 'pain assessment instrument' including a questionnaire, VAS and pain drawings may be useful to reveal conditions in the neck and shoulders and thoracic spine, common sites of work related musculoskeletal disorders... - The fear-avoidance model of musculoskeletal pain: current state of scientific evidenceMaaike Leeuw
Department of Medical, Clinical, and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Behav Med 30:77-94. 2007..Finally, available evidence on recent clinical applications is provided, and unresolved issues that need further exploration are discussed... - What makes men and women with musculoskeletal complaints decide they are too sick to work?Wendela E Hooftman
Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scand J Work Environ Health 34:107-12. 2008..The objective of this study was to determine what makes men and women with musculoskeletal complaints decide to call in sick for work... - A new conceptual model of neck pain: linking onset, course, and care: the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersJaime Guzman
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S14-23. 2008..Iterative discussion and consensus by a multidisciplinary task force scientific secretariat reviewing scientific evidence on neck pain and its associated disorders... - Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapists: prevalence, severity, risks, and responsesJ E Cromie
Schools of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, LaTrobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia 3083
Phys Ther 80:336-51. 2000..The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of WMSDs in physical therapists, contributing risk factors, and their responses to injury... - Impact of multiple joint problems on daily living tasks in people in the community over age fifty-fiveAnne Maree Keenan
Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
Arthritis Rheum 55:757-64. 2006..To establish the prevalence of multiple joint problems and their impact on everyday tasks... - Fear-avoidance and its consequences in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a state of the artJ W Vlaeyen
Department of Medical, Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pain 85:317-32. 2000.... - Sex-related differences in painBrian E Cairns
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Maturitas 63:292-6. 2009.... - Impact of musculoskeletal co-morbidity of neck and upper extremities on healthcare utilisation and sickness absence for low back painW IJzelenberg
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
Occup Environ Med 61:806-10. 2004.... - Daily computer usage correlated with undergraduate students' musculoskeletal symptomsChe Hsu Joe Chang
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:481-8. 2007..A pilot prospective study was performed to examine the relationships between daily computer usage time and musculoskeletal symptoms on undergraduate students... - Musculoskeletal problems as comorbiditiesHilary C Siebens
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86:S69-78. 2007..Multiple specific research approaches are needed to understand predisposing risk factors, prevention, progression, consequences, and treatment strategies for these conditions... - Adequacy of education in musculoskeletal medicineElizabeth Matzkin
University of Hawaii and Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu 96859, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 87:310-4. 2005..A validated musculoskeletal cognitive examination was given to medical students, residents, and staff physicians in multiple disciplines of medicine to assess the adequacy of their musculoskeletal medicine training... - The costs of musculoskeletal disease: health needs assessment and health economicsDeborah P Lubeck
Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 282, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 17:529-39. 2003..All of these components of costs may, and should be, accurately measured to get the full picture of the burden of musculoskeletal conditions... - Teaching the musculoskeletal examination: are patient educators as effective as rheumatology faculty?Susan Humphrey-Murto
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Teach Learn Med 16:175-80. 2004..A solution to this problem is to utilize patient educators... - Reduction of pain-related disability in working populations: a randomized intervention study of the effects of an educational booklet addressing psychosocial risk factors and screening workplaces for physical health hazardsPoul Frost
Department of Occupational Medicine, Arhus University Hospital, Arhus C, Denmark
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:1949-54. 2007..Cluster randomized controlled trial with 6 and 8 quarters of follow-up... - Computer work and musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper extremity: a systematic reviewMorten Waersted
National Institute of Occupational Health, PO Box 8149 Dep, N 0033 Oslo, Norway
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:79. 2010..This review examines the evidence for an association between computer work and neck and upper extremity disorders (except carpal tunnel syndrome)... - Musculoskeletal pain is associated with very low levels of vitamin D in men: results from the European Male Ageing StudyJohn McBeth
ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
Ann Rheum Dis 69:1448-52. 2010..A study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that musculoskeletal pain is associated with low vitamin D levels but the relationship is explained by physical inactivity and/or other putative confounding factors... - A validation study and psychometrical evaluation of the Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire (MUEQ) for the Greek-speaking populationE I Bekiari
401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Department of Physiotherapy, Greece
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 11:52-76. 2011..The aim of this study was to develop a Greek language version of the MUEQ and to assess its psychosocial parameters... - Consulting in industry: Moving beyond traditional interventionsScott C Ege
Ege WorkSmart Solutions, PC, 7093 Sorghum Lane, Cherry Valley, IL 61016, USA
Work 26:243-50. 2006..Effective onsite injury management and prevention concepts are discussed. Case studies are also presented to further illustrate the value of the onsite consultant approach... - 30 million, around 10 000 ... and 18 ... figuring out the optimal treatment for musculoskeletal conditions in the National Health ServiceD A Isenberg
Rheumatology (Oxford) 46:1219-20. 2007 - Reducing musculoskeletal burden through ergonomic program implementation in a large newspaperDonald C Cole
Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, M5G 2E9, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 80:98-108. 2006..To assess the impact of a workplace ergonomic program to reduce musculoskeletal burden among newspaper employees and to understand relationships among participation, risk factor changes and health status within an employee cohort... - The gender gap in musculoskeletal-related long-term sickness absence in NorwayS Brage
Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Scand J Soc Med 26:34-43. 1998..To examine the gender differences in long-term (> 14 days) sickness absence due to musculoskeletal health problems... - Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal comorbidities in cardiac rehabilitationSusan Marzolini
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 30:391-400. 2010..With the demographic of patients entering cardiac rehabilitation (CR) indicating an older and more obese population, musculoskeletal comorbidities (MSKCS) may be escalating... - Self-efficacy, fear avoidance, and pain intensity as predictors of disability in subacute and chronic musculoskeletal pain patients in primary health careEva Denison
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section of Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala Se 751 83, Sweden
Pain 111:245-52. 2004..The findings also suggest that pain-related beliefs, such as self-efficacy and fear avoidance, in turn, are more important determinants of disability than pain intensity and pain duration in these patients... - Musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper extremities and the neck: a cross-sectional study on prevalence and symptom-predicting factors at visual display terminal (VDT) workstationsAndré Klussmann
Institute of Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics ASER e V, Corneliusstrasse 31, D 42329 Wuppertal, Germany
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:96. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the predictors of musculoskeletal symptoms in the upper extremities and neck at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations... - Transforming the meaning of pain: an important step for the return to workMarie France Coutu
Rehabilitation School, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Work 35:209-19. 2010..Surprisingly, pain representations, especially those in a work rehabilitation context, have rarely been explored... - Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries: differences among older and younger occupational and physical therapistsPhyllis King
College of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, P O Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
J Occup Rehabil 19:274-83. 2009..As the therapy workforce ages, and shortages of therapists are predicted, it is important to evaluate differences in injuries and injury behaviors between older and younger therapists... - Education in musculoskeletal health--how can it be improved to meet growing needs?Anthony D Woolf
J Rheumatol 34:455-7. 2007 - Classification systems for upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders in workers: a review of the literatureDwayne Van Eerd
Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5G 2E9, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 56:925-36. 2003..The purpose of this study was to provide a review of the available classification systems and to describe the similarities and differences in the structure of these systems... - Land- and water-based exercise therapies for musculoskeletal conditionsKrysia Dziedzic
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 22:407-18. 2008.... - A review of initial entry training discharges at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, for accuracy of discharge classification type: fiscal year 2003David W Niebuhr
Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Mil Med 171:1142-6. 2006..Pre-existing medical and mental health conditions were found in a much greater percentage of discharges than indicated by a simple review of discharge codes... - [Centrally disturbed pain modulation in musculoskeletal pain. New knowledge requires new model for mechanisms based pain analysis]Jan Lidbeck
Lakartidningen 104:2959-64. 2007 - Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms in surgeonsGrace P Y Szeto
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
J Occup Rehabil 19:175-84. 2009..The present study aims to examine the physical and psychosocial factors and their association with WMS among general surgeons in Hong Kong... - Molecular imaging of musculoskeletal diseasesSandip Biswal
Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 7:317-50. 2003Chronic musculoskeletal diseases such as arthritis, malignancy, chronic injury/ inflammation, and chronic musculoskeletal pain often pose challenges for current clinical imaging modalities... - Patient handling tasks with high risk for musculoskeletal disorders in critical careThomas R Waters
Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway MS C24, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 19:131-43. 2007..Studies show that implementing a safe patient handling and movement program that incorporates new technology can pay for itself in a short period of time and provide long-term benefit for health care facilities and nursing staff... - [Aging of health workers and multiple musculoskeletal complaints]N Barbini
Osservatorio Epidemiologico Lavoratori Anziani, INRCA Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ancona
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 25:168-72. 2003..The problem of ageing of health women workers and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) associated working activity is faced by studying the presence of two or more complaints in the back, upper limbs and lower limbs... - [Musculoskeletal pain and its association with ergonomic risk factors in administrative workers]Paola Vernaza-Pinzon
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 7:317-26. 2005..Establishing the frequency of musculoskeletal lesions in administrative workers and its possible association with ergonomic risk factors... - The effects of occupational health and safety management on work environment and health: a prospective studyS Torp
Faculty of Health Science, Centre for Health Promotion in Settings, Vestfold University College, P O Box 2243, N 3103 Tønsberg, Norway
Appl Ergon 37:775-83. 2006.... - Learning safe patient handling skills: student nurse experiences of university and practice based educationRosie Kneafsey
University of Salford, School of Nursing, Allerton Building, Frederick Road, Salford M6 6PU, United Kingdom
Nurse Educ Today 27:832-9. 2007..Poor patient handling practices increase nurse injuries and reduce patients' safety and comfort... - Stress biomarkers' associations to pain in the neck, shoulder and back in healthy media workers: 12-month prospective follow-upElisabet Schell
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
Eur Spine J 17:393-405. 2008..Low DHEA-S predicted pain 12 months later. These findings might contribute to increased knowledge about strategies to prevent further progression of neck/shoulder/back pain in persons who are "not yet in chronic pain"... - Effects of negatively sloped keyboard wedges on risk factors for upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorders and user performanceMitchell Woods
Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, 250 Durham Hall, 0118, Blacksburg, 24061, USA
Ergonomics 48:1793-808. 2005..Therefore, angles ranging from 0 degrees to -30 degrees in general provide significant reductions in exposure to deviated wrist postures and muscle activity and comparable performance... - Risk factors associated with the reporting of musculoskeletal symptoms in workers at a laboratory of clinical pathologyPáris Ali Ramadan
Center for Health Promotion, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo USP, Brazil
Ann Occup Hyg 50:297-303. 2006.... - Musculoskeletal health of the woman dentist: distinctive interventions for a growing populationBethany Valachi
Posturedontics, LLC, Portland, Ore, USA
J Calif Dent Assoc 36:127-32. 2008.... - Ergonomic assessment of a critical care unitSheri Stucke
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Nursing, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453018, Las Vegas, NV 89154 3018, USA
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 19:155-65. 2007..Results and recommendations for change are presented...
Research Grants
- Midcareer Investigator Award Patient-Oriented ResearchNancy Lane; Fiscal Year: 2006..She is an established clinical investigator in musculoskeletal diseases with a special emphasis on osteoporosis and osteoarthritis...
- BONE TARGETED DELIVERY OF ANABOLIC AGENTSJindrich Kopecek; Fiscal Year: 2009..A new approach for the treatment of osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal diseases is proposed a targeted drug delivery system employing bone targeted; water-soluble polymer conjugates as ..
- BONE TARGETED DELIVERY OF ANABOLIC AGENTSJINDRICH H KOPECEK; Fiscal Year: 2010..A new approach for the treatment of osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal diseases is proposed a targeted drug delivery system employing bone targeted;water-soluble polymer conjugates as ..
- BIOMIMETICS OF BONE REGENERATIONJill Helms; Fiscal Year: 2002..Collectively, these results on the biomimetics of bone regeneration will provide a sound scientific basis for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
- NIAMS Multidisciplinary Clin Res Ctr: Rheumatic DiseasesJoanne Jordan; Fiscal Year: 2006..of the Epidemiology Education/Health Services Research Component of the Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
- Renewing a Century of Committment to a Healthy, Safe & Prod Working LifeM E BONNIE ROGERS; Fiscal Year: 2006..The most common workplace illnesses are cancers from exposure to hazardous substances, musculoskeletal diseases, respiratory diseases, hearing loss, circulatory diseases and communicable diseases caused by exposure to ..
- NIAMS Multidisciplinary Clin Res Ctr: Rheumatic DiseasesJoanne Jordan; Fiscal Year: 2007..of the Epidemiology_ducation/Health Services Research Component of the Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASESJennifer Kelsey; Fiscal Year: 2003This program consists of predoctoral and postdoctoral training in the epidemiology of musculoskeletal diseases, with an emphasis on osteoporosis, falls, and fractures,, and also on the arthritic disorders and their sequelae...