Spinal loads are recognized to play a causative role in back disorders and pain. Knowledge
of lumbar spinal loads is required in proper management of various spinal disorders …

Background: In order to reduce the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)
several methods have been developed, accepted by the international literature and used in …

van Drongelen S, van der Woude LH, Janssen TW, Angenot EL, Chadwick EK, Veeger DH.
Mechanical load on the upper extremity during wheelchair activities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil …

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are common among drivers and official
workers. Musculoskeletal disorders are frequent causes of absenteeism in many countries …

Background The occupation of waste-picking characterised as 3Ds–dangerous, drudgery
and demanding. In this context, the study aimed to assess occupational morbidities among …

The purpose of this review is to name and describe the important factors of musculoskeletal
strain originating from pushing and pulling tasks such as cart handling that are commonly …

As the nature of many materials handling tasks have begun to change from lifting to pushing
and pulling, it is important that one understands the biomechanical nature of the risk to …

Objective To assess the percentage of musculoskeletal complaints and their possible risk
factors among municipal solid waste (MSW) collectors. Design A descriptive cross-sectional …

The objective of this paper was to perform a comprehensive review of psychophysically
determined maximum acceptable pushing and pulling forces. Factors affecting pushing and …

Objective To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) as well as the
impact of the occupation of waste picking on complaints of MSDs among waste pickers. The …