Disorders in the neck and upper limbs were pointed out as an occupational disease as early
as the beginning of the 18th century (Ramazzini, 1713). In the 1950's the complaints were …

This review describes methods for assessing exposure to postural load of the back in
occupational epidemiologie studies. Eighty-one original articles were selected that …

OBJECTIVES To assess the occurrence and persistence of two restrictively defined neck-
shoulder disorders among sewing machine operators. To assess factors associated with the …

The length of daily working hours as a risk factor for the development of musculoskeletal
complaints was studied by comparing the sick leave statistics of 408 sewing machine …

The objective of the present study was to review the literature on the risk of knee disorders in
connection with kneeling or squatting work and heavy physical work. A systematic review of …

One hundred and seven women participated in a clinical study of an age‐stratified random
sample of sewing machine operators compared to a group of auxiliary nurses and home …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of wrist pain. Methods Systematic
review. Data sources: The MEDLINE and EMBASE via OVID, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus …

Objective:“Work-related musculoskeletal disorders”(WMSDs) is a term used to describe a
painful or disabling injury to the muscles, tendons or nerves caused or aggravated by work …

Individual and work related risk factors in the development of occupational musculoskeletal
complaints were studied in a group of 210 female production workers, mainly sewing …

Four hundred and twenty‐four sewing machine operators from a historical cohort of garment
industry workers answered questionnaires concerning musculoskeletal symptoms and job …