Musculoskeletal disorders in health-related occupations

摘要: This work focuses on the study of occupational musculoskeletal diseases, which was subject a European collaborative research project under Biomed IV programme. Funded by Commission, consisted series investigations disorders in health-related professions (such as nurses, physiotherapists and hospital porters). The groups were based Liverpool John Moores University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Free University Amsterdam. authors provide comprehensive background for approaches towards studying problems. There is an initial overview whole before uses various methodologies adopted are reviewed. These include epidemiological investigations, physiological analyses, spinal loading formal risk assessment. useful backgrounds eletromyography body composition techniques, their applications context described. Discrete studies countries placed context. text culminates promulgation preventative model nursing profession review total. book provides information about ergonomics action should be update contemporary diseases.