Upper Extremity Pain

摘要: Work-related upper extremity disorders (WRUEDs) are a major problem in modern society, and they represent the primary cause of absenteeism North America Western Europe (Health Safety Executive (HSE), 2002; Punnett & Wegman, 2004). The impact WRUEDs on workers themselves terms pain disability is important, but these conditions, often chronic, also incur significant loss quality life workers’ families, co-workers, employers (Huang, Feuerstein, Sauter, productivity economic costs for society substantial, burden increasing, despite efforts prevention implementation novel intervention strategies sustainable return to work (RTW) (Fabrizio, Feuerstein et al., 1993; Katz 2000). At outset, it should be noted that WRUED an “umbrella term” used describe wide range muscles, tendons, bursae, nerves, or blood vessels, potentially caused aggravated by work, may affect neck/shoulder region, shoulder itself, elbow, wrist, hand (Burton, Kendall, Pearce, Birrell, Bainbridge, 2009; Zakaria, Robertson, MacDermid, Hartford, Koval, 2002). These from those relatively well defined specific (disorders with well-defined set diagnostic criteria established evidence-based approaches) considered nonspecific (ill-defined which signs symptoms present without clear pattern allowing diagnosis) (Van Eerd 2003). Numerous other have been WRUED, such as cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive physical overuse, strain injuries, this lack consensus definition has led confusion (Burton