Title :
Minimum strength criteria as a predictor of predisposition to upper quadrant cumulative trauma disorders among high risk workers
Author :
Miles, Robert K., Jr. ; Gardner, Larry ; Croce, Ron ; Miller, John ; LaCourse, John
Author_Institution :
Workplace Injury Res. & Evaluation Syst., Durham, NH, USA
Abstract :
An empirically derived Rehabilitation Work Conditioning Protocol (RWCP) has been found to significantly reduce the recurrence of upper quadrant cumulative trauma disorders (CTD´s) among high risk workers (OSHA Criteria, musculoskeletal disorders, MSD) and dramatically reduce Workers´ Compensation Costs at a manufacturing facility. A controlled study to quantify the changes occurring in the worker´s physiology as a consequence of the RWCP is proposed, the findings to be configured into a screening protocol to predict a predisposition to upper quadrant cumulative disorders
Keywords :
biomechanics; bone; electromyography; ergonomics; health hazards; human resource management; muscle; patient monitoring; personnel; physiological models; physiology; OSHA Criteria; controlled study; empirically derived Rehabilitation Work Conditioning Protocol; high risk workers; manufacturing facility; minimum strength criteria; muscle fatigue assessment; musculoskeletal disorders; physiology; predisposition predictor; screening protocol; upper quadrant cumulative trauma disorders; worker compensation costs; Costs; Employment; Equations; Ergonomics; Injuries; Musculoskeletal system; Orthopedic surgery; Performance evaluation; Protocols; Systems engineering education;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997 23rd Northeast
Conference_Location :
Durham, NH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3848-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1997.594955
