Self-reported symptoms in the neck and upper limbs of female assembly workers. Impact of length of employment, work pace, and selection.

Shoulder tendinitis and its relation to heavy manual work and exposure to vibration.

“…There have been several studies that have demonstrated a relation between heavy work and shoulder pain, but there are few studies in which quant ified exposure variables within the occupation have been analyzed 0, 3,5). The results of our study support those of previou s studies in the assumption that heavy work is a risk indicator for shoulder tendinitis, but we also found that vibration exposure could to be a true risk indicator.…”

“…The findings presented in tables 4 and 5 indicated the possibility of a exposure-response relationship in that a comparison of high-vibration exposure with low-vibration exposure yielded higher odds ratios (table 5) than the comparison of three classes, as in table 4. In table 5 a comparison was demonstrated between low exposure and high exposure without the medium exposure.…”

Musculoskeletal symptoms among sewing machine operators

“…In a Swedish investigation of sewing tnachine operators 66% left their job during a three-year period and 17% stated that neck or shoulder problems were the main or contributory reason (2). Furthermore, in an investigation among female assembly workers, 26% left the job because of pain in the musculoskeletal system (4).…”

“…Musculoskeletal disorders in the neck and shoulder region are frequent among worlters performing monotonous, highly repetitive, and high-speed precision tasks (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Numerous cross-sectional epidemiologic studies have identified sewing machine operators, office workers with visual display units (VDU operators), meat cutters, assembly-line workers, and the like as high-risk groups for developing musculoskeletal disorders in the neck and shoulders (7,8), and preventive strategies are needed (9-12).…”

“Prevalence of Shoulder Pain in Petrol Pump Workers”

“…Lack of social support only seemed to play a part for back disorders. 5 SP or specific disorders such as rotator cuff syndrome and shoulder tendinitis are especially frequent among workers in the following industries: clothing, [6][7][8] slaughtering and food processing, 9,10 fish processing, 11 repetitive assembly line work, 2,12 and among supermarkets cashiers. 13 It is an important burden, with high costs in several countries.…”