A review on ergonomics in agriculture. Part I: Manual operations

L Benos, D Tsaopoulos, D Bochtis - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Agriculture involves several harmful diseases. Among the non-fatal ones,
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most prevalent, as they have reached epidemic …

Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Shivakumar, V Welsh, R Bajpai, T Helliwell… - Rheumatology …, 2024 - Springer
Agricultural workers constitute two-thirds of the population of Low-and Middle-Income
Countries (LMIC) and are at increased risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-sectional study of musculoskeletal symptoms and risk factors in Cambodian fruit farm workers in eastern region, Thailand

A Thetkathuek, P Meepradit, T Sa-Ngiamsak - Safety and Health at Work, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are accumulative disorders that are
most frequently found in agricultural farmers. The purpose of this study was to investigate …

The prevalence of and risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in Thai Oil Palm Harvesting Workers: a cross-sectional study

P Bhuanantanondh, B Buchholz, S Arphorn… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common in various occupations. However, there is
still limited research about the prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, MSDs among …

Prevalence and factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among Thai burley tobacco farmers

A Kongtawelert, B Buchholz, D Sujitrarath… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This cross-sectional analysis study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated
with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among Thai Burley tobacco farmers. Subjects …

Impact of musculoskeletal disorders on various agricultural operations: a systematic review

A Varghese, VV Panicker - Sādhanā, 2022 - Springer
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common among agricultural workers, especially in
developing countries like India, irrespective of crops and the various operations, which …

Predictors for nonspecific low back pain in rubber farmers: a 1-year prospective cohort study

C Udom, R Kanlayanaphotporn… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
High prevalence of low back pain (LBP) has been reported among farmers. A number of
contributing factors have been associated with LBP. However, predictors for LBP in this …

Effects of a psychomotor intervention on water in the quality of life of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

N Jardim, S Santos, W Kullich… - Journal of novel …, 2016 - medsciencegroup.us
Improving the quality of life (QOL) of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
(IDD) is one of the goals of supports providers. This study's goal is to analyze the …

[PDF][PDF] Work-related diseases among agriculturists in Thailand: A systematic review

S Chaiklieng, W Poochada… - Songklanakarin J. Sci …, 2021 - academia.edu
This systematic review aimed to summarize the prevalence of work-related diseases among
agriculturists in Thailand. A meta-analysis of prespecified subgroups of health hazards and …

Effects of muddy terrain on lower extremity muscle activity and discomfort during the rice planting process

K Juntaracena, MS Neubert, R Puntumetakul - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The agricultural industry in Thailand and many Southeast Asian countries relies heavily on
manual labor with little utilization of advanced machinery. Prior investigation of the rice …