Background This review provides an overview of the range of methods that have been
developed for the assessment of exposure to risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal …

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have long been a primary cause of non-
fatal injuries in construction. They involve sudden or continuous stresses on a worker's …

Physical exposure to risks for potential work-related musculoskeletal injuries has been
assessed using a variety of methods, including pen and paper based observation methods …

Study Design. This study was a cross-sectional study of 403 industrial jobs from 48
manufacturing companies throughout the midwestern United States. Only repetitive jobs …

A continuing challenge for ergonomists has been to determine quantitatively the types of
trunk motion and how much trunk motion contributes to the risk of occupationally-related low …

Construction activities performed by workers are usually repetitive and physically
demanding. Execution of such tasks in awkward postures can strain their body parts and can …

Although patient handlers suffer from low-back injuries at an alarming rate worldwide, there
has been limited research quantifying the risk for the specific tasks performed by the patient …

Study Design. A clinical trial comparing a back pain group with a pain-free group.
Objectives. To investigate whether proprioceptive deficits existed in a group of individuals …

Accurate, reliable, and cost-effective quantification of real-time biomechanical exposures in
occupational settings remains an enduring pursuit in ergonomics. Miniaturized, wireless …

Working postures are addressed in many papers in the ergonomics field but, surprisingly,
scientific literature dealing with working posture itself is not common; knowledge has been …