Low back pain (LBP) has been identified as one of the most costly disorders among the
worldwide working population. Sitting has been associated with risk of developing LBP. The …

ContextCompensation, whether through workers' compensation or through litigation, has
been associated with poor outcome after surgery; however, this association has not been …

The past decade has seen the development and testing of an increasingly large set of
ergonomics tools. With new sections in every chapter, the third edition of Introduction to …

In this study we estimated the costs of back pain to society in The Netherlands in 1991 to be
1.7% of the GNP. The results also show that musculoskeletal diseases are the fifth most …

Building on the success of previous editions, the 4th edition of 'Introduction to Human
Factors and Ergonomics' provides a comprehensive and up to date introduction to the field …

A case-referent study was conducted in an automobile assembly plant to evaluate the health
effect of trunk postures, such as bending and twisting, that deviate from anatomically neutral …

Objective: To estimate the annual incidence, the mortality, and the direct and indirect costs
associated with occupational injuries and illnesses in the United States in 1992. Design …

To determine if the contribution of slipperiness to occupational slip, trip and fall (STF)-related
injuries could be isolated from injury surveillance systems in the USA, the UK and Sweden …

Study Design. A descriptive questionnaire of chartered physiotherapists. Objective. To
investigate current physiotherapeutic management of low back pain throughout Britain and …

Objective: To compare the cost of illness of three musculoskeletal conditions in relation to
general wellbeing. Methods: Patients with fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain (CLBP), and …