Association of individual and work-related risk factors with musculoskeletal symptoms among Iranian sewing machine operators

Dianat, Iman; Kord, Madeh; Yahyazade, Parvin; Karimi, Meghdad; Stedmon, Alex W.

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2015.04.017

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“…Their job requires precision, is highly repetitive, and usually involves both upper limbs, is visually demanding and requires a high degree of concentration [13,14]. Studies have shown the occurrence of WRMSDs in sewing machine operators in the textile and garment manufacturing industries [13,15]. According to the authors' knowledge, there are not studies focused on sewing assembly process and furniture industry.…”

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confidence: 94%

The study of postural workload in assembly of furniture upholstery

Lasota

Hankiewicz

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. The productivity of the workers is affected by the Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs) which common cause of health problems, sick leave and it can result in decreased quality of work and increased absenteeism. The objective of this study is to evaluate and investigate the postural workload of sewing machine operators in the assembly of upholstery in furniture factory by using the Ovako Working Posture Analysing System (OWAS) with sampling. The results indicated that posture code 2111 (back code: 2 -bent forward; arms code: 1 -both below the shoulder joint; legs code: 1 -sitting position; load code: -1 less than 10 kg) was the most common working posture rating 38.1%; 63.9% of positions displayed non-neutral back postures and 52% received harmful action categories. The performed assembly tasks have an influence on harmless and harmful action categories. This study is crucial on assembly, and in the future work allows develop a framework for assessment the physical risk of WRMSDs in assembly.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 94%

The study of postural workload in assembly of furniture upholstery

Lasota

Hankiewicz

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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“…In recent years, the importance of postural education has been verified as a means to reduce high prevalence of lumbar pain and postural alterations, which generate several types of damage, especially in the spine (23) . Poor posture in the workplace may be related to higher risk of musculoskeletal diseases in different regions of the body for professionals (11,14,17) . The present study was focused on nurses, since they experience significant postural overload due to their adaptation to the activities performed in their work routines.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, some studies have shown an association between postural imbalances and musculoskeletal disorders that generate rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthritis of the knee, ankle instability, cervical tension and low back pain (11)(12) . Other studies have shown increased risk of musculoskeletal diseases in the cervical, lumbar, and upper limb regions in a number of professionals who present inappropriate posture at work, including nurses (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) . For this reason, there is a need for studies focusing on postural disorders to investigate their prevalence, and to support primary and secondary prevention of musculoskeletal pathologies in nursing professionals.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of body posture in nursing students

Andrade

Chaves

Miguel

et al. 2017

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective:To investigate the body posture of nursing students before and after clinical practice. Method: The study was developed in two stages. Initially the body posture of students of the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th periods were assessed through photogrammetry. All images were analyzed in a random and masked manner with CorporisPro® 3.1.3 software. Three evaluations were performed for each angle and then the mean value was calculated. Two years later, when the 4th period students had developed their clinical internships, their body posture was again evaluated. Results: The total sample consisted of 112 students. Comparison of their posture with the normality pattern showed that all the angles presented significant differences (p<0.00), except for the angle of the Thales triangle. Reassessment of these students evidenced significant differences in the angles of the acromioclavicular joint (p=0.03), knee flexion (p<0.00) and in the tibiotarsal angle (p<0.00). Conclusion: All the students presented alterations when compared to the normality values. The segments that presented significant differences between before and after practice were the acromioclavicular angle, knee flexion, and tibiotarsal angle; the latter two were in the rolling position.

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“…Lee et al (2011) noted that workers' nationalities and acculturation were variables that were significantly associated with the occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries. Due to different working conditions, studies in European countries has shown significant differences in the effects of psychosocial factors (Niedhammer et Andersen et al (2007), Yu et al (2012), Yue et al (2014) and Dianat et al (2015). Therefore, job dissatisfaction is a risk factor for women.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, these authors did not separate their sample by gender, which may have masked the effect of job dissatisfaction in women. Dianat et al (2015) concluded that low job satisfaction was a predictor of symptoms in the upper back.…”

Section: Symptoms In the Regions Of The Neck Back And Lower Backmentioning

confidence: 99%