Background Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of disability in many
industrial countries. Recurrent and chronic pain accounts for a substantial portion of workers' …

Prevalence and Associated Factors for Thoracic Spine Pain in the Adult Working Population:
A Literature Review: Andrew M. Briggs, et al. School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of …

Background There is little information about the global burden of non‐traumatic low back
pain (LBP) attributable to the effects of physical and psychosocial occupational stressors …

Although musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) are common worldwide, little is known about its
prevalence amongst the working population in relation to gender, age, and …

Background The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in the aluminium industry
is high, and there is a considerable work-related fraction. More knowledge about the …

Many of the 2.9 billion workers across the globe are exposed to hazardous risks at their
workplaces. This chapter examines the disease and injury burden produced by selected …

Background A mismatch between individual physical capacities and physical work demands
enhance the risk for musculoskeletal disorders, poor work ability and sickness absence …

Background Most epidemiological data concerning low back pain (LBP) are from high-
income countries and there is very little information about LBP in the working population in …

Background Despite considerable knowledge about musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and
physical, psychosocial and individual risk factors there is limited knowledge about physical …

The K-nearest neighbor (KNN) technique is a widely used classifier because of its simplicity
and high efficiency. We adapted this technique and applied it with success to predict work …