In order to treat work-related musculoskeletal disorders, occupational and physical therapists need to do more than take a patient history, examine the worker, and perform laboratory tests. They must also understand the long-standing problems, the patternof recurring symptoms, and the differential diagnosis for specific conditions. "Management of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders" provides the information necessary to understand, assess, and treat these disorders in order to safely return the worker to the worksite.
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I: Systems Involved in MSD Management: Worker, Medical, and Regulatory Perspectives 1. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Worldwide Dilemma 2. The Individual Worker Perspective 3. The Medical Perspective 4. The Regulatory Perspective II: Conditions Related to MSDs: Diagnosis and Intervention 5. Evaluation of MSDs 6. Treatment of MSD and Related Conditions 7. Joint Related Conditions Related to MSDs III: Ergonomic Risk Factors Related to MSDs in Business and Industry 8. The Expanded Definition of Ergonomics 9. Physiologic Risk Factors 10. Biomechanical Risk Factors 11. Job Design Factors 12. Organizational and Psychosocial Factors IV: Developing and Implementing Worksite Programs 13. Job Analysis and Worksite Assessment 14. Reducing Injuries, Claims and Costs 15. Employment Examinations 16. Designing a Prevention Program 17. Outcome Assessment of Ergonomic Programs V: Managing MSDs in Home and Leisure Environments 18. Ergonomics in the Home 19. Ergonomics of Childcare 20. Ergonomics of Leisure Activities VI: Specific Programs for High Risk Populations 21. The Older Worker 22. Preventing MSDs in Dental Hygienists 23. MSDs in Performing Artists 24. Addressing MSDs in Computer Workstations
