Prevalence of shoulder and upper-limb disorders among workers in the fish-processing industry.

Chiang, Heng-Chieh; Ko, Yin-Ching; Chen, Shun-Shen; Yu, Hsin‐Su; Wu, Trong-Neng; Chang, Po-Ya

doi:10.5271/sjweh.1496

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“…Epidemiologic studies suggest that high force requirements of the hand are an independent risk factor of CTS, but they do not provide any dose-response relationships. In the study by Silverstein at a1 (61), force was a weaker risk factor than repetition, but in the study of Chiang et al (62) force was a stronger risk factor than repetition. Force and repetition increased the risk of CTS in a multiplicative way in the Silverstein et a1 study.…”

Section: Forcementioning

confidence: 90%

Role of physical load factors in carpal tunnel syndrome

Viikari‐Juntura¹,

Silverstein²

1999

Scand J Work Environ Health

153

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Section: Forcementioning

confidence: 90%

Role of physical load factors in carpal tunnel syndrome

Viikari‐Juntura¹,

Silverstein²

1999

Scand J Work Environ Health

153

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“…Several epidemiologic studies have shown that cold may be a risk factor for occurrence or aggravation of disorders of the low back (Chen et al, 1991;Wang et al, cited by Pienim. aki, 2000;Hildebrandt et al, 2002;McGorry et al, 1998; and review by Jin et al, 2000); knee (Chen et al, 1991); shoulder (Chen et al, 1991;Pope et al, 1997;Niedhammer et al, 1998); and distal upper extremities (Chiang et al, 1990(Chiang et al, , 1993Kurppa et al, 1991). However, only one of these was a cohort study, which concerned the incidence of tenosynovitis, peritendinitis and epicondylitis in a meat-processing factory (Kurppa et al, 1991).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Musculoskeletal symptoms in cold exposed and non-cold exposed workers

Piedrahita

Punnett

Shahnavaz³

2004

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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A cross-sectional epidemiologic study was carried out to explore the relationship between musculoskeletal symptoms and cold exposure in a large meat processing company in Colombia. All workers in the packing areas (n=162) were recruited: 50 workers from very cold areas (+2 C) and 112 workers from less severely exposed areas (range +8 C to +12 C). Thermal environmental conditions were measured in both areas. By Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, there was a high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among the more exposed workers, especially for low back, neck and shoulders. The prevalence ratios for neck and low back symptoms interfering with usual work were 11.2 (95% CI 1.3-93.4) and 4.5 (95% CI 1.6-12.4), respectively. Job features that could not be addressed in this study included work shift (day versus night), adequacy of thermal protective clothing, type of contract with the company and psychosocial conditions at work. The association between cold exposure and musculoskeletal problems is plausible but the mechanism is still obscure and there is a need for further research, both experimental and epidemiologic (preferably cohort studies). Relevance to industryIndustries that have environments with cold exposure might consider measures such as warm rooms for breaks and thermal protective clothing as part of a program to reduce the prevalence of workers' musculoskeletal symptoms. r

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“…As classificações da intensidade de esforço e os respectivos multiplicadores encontram--se na Tabela 1. ombro e pescoço, 15% de epicondilite e 14,5% de síndrome do túnel do carpo (7).…”

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Riscos de distúrbios osteomusculares em punhos de trabalhadores de uma indústria de pescados

Guimarães

Azevedo²

2013

Fisioter. mov.

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INTRODUÇÃO: Os distúrbios osteomusculares relacionadas ao trabalho são patologias muito frequentes no meio industrial, principalmente quando os trabalhadores se encontram expostos a fatores de risco como, por exemplo, posturas inadequadas, repetitividade, uso de força excessiva e a exposição a vibrações. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o risco de distúrbios osteomusculares nos punhos de trabalhadores de uma indústria de pescados da cidade de Recife (PE). METODOLOGIA: Utilizou-se metodologia qualitativa baseada no método Strain Index (SI), o qual resulta em uma pontuação numérica que aponta a probabilidade de desenvolvimento de distúrbios osteomusculares no punho. O índice é baseado na pontuação do SI, representado pela interação multiplicativa entre as variáveis da tarefa: intensidade do esforço, duração do esforço, frequência do esforço, postura da mão e punho, ritmo de trabalho e duração diária da tarefa. RESULTADOS: O valor encontrado foi de SI = 9 para ambos os punhos, classificando-o como uma atividade com alto risco para o desenvolvimento de distúrbios osteomusculares nos punhos dos trabalhadores. CONCLUSÃO: A indicação da presença dos riscos desses distúrbios nos punhos durante a realização da atividade de trabalho foi determinada pela pontuação do SI, sugerindo a necessidade de intervenção ergonômica.

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Prevalence of shoulder and upper-limb disorders among workers in the fish-processing industry.

Cited by 249 publications

References 13 publications

Role of physical load factors in carpal tunnel syndrome

Role of physical load factors in carpal tunnel syndrome

Musculoskeletal symptoms in cold exposed and non-cold exposed workers

Riscos de distúrbios osteomusculares em punhos de trabalhadores de uma indústria de pescados

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