Injuries and disorders caused by overexertion and repetitive motion are the leading causes
of compensable lost-time cases in the United States. Epidemiological and laboratory-based …

Establishing an association between physical work load and workrelated musculoskeletal
disorders requires a quantitative assessment of exposure to the main risk factors. Commonly …

Wearable sensors are currently being used to manage fatigue in professional athletics,
transportation and mining industries. In manufacturing, physical fatigue is a challenging …

Based on existing knowledge and theory of the physiology, biomechanics, and
epidemiology of distal upper extremity disorders, a semiquantitative job analysis …

Objectives: To investigate potential interactions between physical and psychosocial risk
factors in the workplace that may be associated with symptoms of musculoskeletal disorder …

The prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders has become a national priority in
many countries. Increasingly, attempts are made to quantify those exposures that increase …

In recent years several different methods have been developed to assess mechanical
exposures, which are related to musculoskeletal disorders in ergonomic epidemiology. Each …

There is already a wealth of literature covering cumulative trauma disorders and medical
management, as well as the biomechanics of manual material handling and lower back …

The rapid introduction of sophisticated computers, services, telecommunications systems,
and manufacturing systems has caused a major shift in the way people use and work with …

Objective: To assess the work load in neck and upper limbs of dentists. Methods: Twelve
right-handed female dentists (six with and six without a history of definite neck/shoulder …