Musculoskeletal disorders in health-related occupations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Thomas Reilly

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450377203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, 2002
• ISBN: 1-280-50537-0; 9786610505371; 1-4175-1151-6; 600-00-0495-8; 1-60129-446-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Collana: Biomedical and health research ; ; 49
• Altri autori (Persone): ReillyThomas <1955->
• Disciplina: 610/.28/9
• Soggetti: Medical personnel - Diseases; Medical personnel - Health and hygiene; Musculoskeletal system - Diseases; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; The participating institutions; Contents; 1. Introduction to Musculoskeletal Diseases: The Biomed IV Project; 2. The Identification and Measurement of Risk; 3. Measurement of Spinal Loading: Shrinkage; 4. Epidemiology: Musculoskeletal Problems in Belgian Nurses; 5. Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders in a Sample of British Nurses and Physiotherapists; 6. Electromyography in Occupational Activities; 7. The Implementation of Additional Software for 3-D Analysis of Coupled Motion in the Cervical Spine by Means of an Electromagnetic Tracking Device8. A Method for Job Evaluation using a Modified Delphi-Survey; 9. Physiological Assessments of Occupational Activities; 10. Spinal Shrinkage during Simulated Nursing and Porters' Tasks; 11. The Effects of the Nurse's Job on the Diurnal Variation of the Segments of the Spine - An Anthropometric Approach; 12. Body Composition: Part I. Physical and Structural Distribution of the Human Skin; 13. Body Composition: Part II. ""Whole-Body Adiposity"" Prediction: ; Males versus Females14. Body Composition: Part III. In vivo Application of a Selection of Formulae for Predicting Whole-Body Adipose Tissue in Male and Female Nurses; 15. Musculoskeletal Disorders in Health-Related Occupations: Project Overview and Outcomes; Subject Index; Appendix: Publications and Communications from the Biomed IV Research Project; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This work focuses on the study of occupational musculoskeletal diseases, which was the subject of a European collaborative research project under the Biomed IV programme. The authors provide a comprehensive background for the approaches towards studying musculoskeletal problems.