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Risk of musculoskeletal injury in the back area on small industrial workers
Published in Ade Gafar Abdullah, Isma Widiaty, Cep Ubad Abdullah, Medical Technology and Environmental Health, 2020
Y. Feriandi, B. Budiman, T. Respati, N. Romadhona
Ergonomics comes from the Greek word meaning “laws of work.”. It is also described as ‘fitting the task to man,’ which means to fit the human abilities and limitations to the work activities, tools, equipment, and work environment (Jagadish et al. 2018). Manual material handling, especially lifting, is one of the significant health and safety hazards in industry (Dormohammadi et al. 2012). Musculoskeletal diseases are a spectrum of health problems related to work activities involving muscles, nerves, tendons, bones, joints, and cartilage (Ramadhani et al. 2018). One major cause of musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) is unergonomic working postures while doing working activities. Sain & Mena (2016) concluded that musculoskeletal disorders are the most common injuries related to poor ergonomics.
The locomotor system
Published in Peter Kopelman, Dame Jane Dacre, Handbook of Clinical Skills, 2019
Peter Kopelman, Dame Jane Dacre
There is an inherited component to inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, so you should enquire about any familial history of inflammatory arthritis. Recent research in twins has suggested that osteoarthritis also runs in families. However, many patients may remember that their grandparents had rheumatism but cannot recall the diagnosis. It may be helpful to ask the patient to describe the abnormalities they remember, as well as to tell you what they think was wrong.
The need for general practitioners in the Netherlands until 2020
Published in Gert P Westert, Lea Jabaaij, François G Schellevis, Morbidity, Performance and Quality in Primary Care, 2018
Johan Polder, Ronald Gijsen, Nancy Hoeymans, René Poos, Henriëtte Treumiet
Partly because of decreasing mortality, the prevalence of most diseases of the circulatory system has increased. Among the other chronic somatic diseases the prevalence of asthma and, to a smaller extent, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has increased, while there was a visible decline in the number of children being born with a congenital abnormality of the cardiovascular system. Among the musculoskeletal diseases, opposite trends were shown for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, which showed increasing prevalence among men and women respectively, and dorsopathies that have decreased among men.
Evaluation of the biodynamic response of the hand–arm system and hand-tool designs: a brief review
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2023
Jain A. R. Tony B, M.S. Alphin
The working frequency measure was limited to 8–1000 Hz to assess the vibration injury. Vibrations in the frequency range of 6–20 Hz were measured to be more harmful, but the consequence gradually decreased as the frequency increased (ISO 2001). Organized, self-reported questionnaires to access the injuries caused due to vibration exposure were developed [56]. Their report consists of the screening method to decide musculoskeletal diseases due to the experience of hand-transmitted vibration. On the other hand, both subjective and objective methods are combined to calculate the health effects due to hand-transmitted vibrations [63]. Subjective measures try to evaluate HAVS occurrence through the questionnaire method [57,58]. Subjective measurements are influenced by the worker’s quality of life, health condition, experience, perceptions and comfort ability [61,65]. Objective measurements are not influenced by the perception of humans, provide numbers and are repeatable [34].
New Horizons of Knowledge in Intervertebral Disc Disease
Published in Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2021
Silvia Ravalli, Giuseppe Musumeci
Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) refers to degenerative processes of the spine resulting in reduced shock-absorbing ability, which may ultimately lead to disc herniation and spinal cord compression. Back pain is associated with this condition, representing the clinical feature mostly frequently referred by the patients. The etiology, as for many musculoskeletal diseases, should be sought in environmental and genetic factors. These latter involve genes which are responsible for Collagen type IX and I, Aggrecan, Vitamin D receptor, while non-hereditary factors include primarily mechanical injuries, excessive loads and uneven weight distribution, as well as aging, obesity, chronic inflammation, and work-related risk factors like long sitting sessions, e.g. while driving, or non-ergonomics office equipment [1]. It is estimated that more than 200 million cases of lumbar degenerative spine disease occur, each year, worldwide, significantly contributing as a major cause of disability and socio-economic burden [2].
Clinical practice guidance for Sjögren’s syndrome in pediatric patients (2018) – summarized and updated
Published in Modern Rheumatology, 2021
Minako Tomiita, Ichiro Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Itoh, Yuzaburo Inoue, Naomi Iwata, Hiroaki Umebayashi, Nami Okamoto, Yukiko Nonaka, Ryoki Hara, Masaaki Mori
Musculoskeletal diseases: Arthralgia or arthritis is usually non-erosive and responds to NSAIDs. Hydroxychloroquine is widely used for arthritis in SS throughout the world but is not approved by Social Health Insurance of Japan [66,67]. Methotrexate (MTX) is considered for NSAID-resistant arthralgia/arthritis despite the lack of evidence. A short course of systemic GC may be considered. Myalgia without apparent inflammation is managed as neuropathic pain [68]. Systemic GC is a first-line drug, although lacking randomized controlled trial (RCT) validation, and concomitant use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as MTX, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), tacrolimus, or intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) based on evidence in dermatomyositis/polymyositis has been reported in adult SS cases with refractory myositis [69–71].