Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskelatal Disorders in Walailak University’s Personnel
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Musculoskeletal Disorders WMSDs Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
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The study is to reveal the relationship between the musculoskeletal disorder and abnormalities
among the office workers. The 101 participants who had age range 20-60 years completed questionnaires and then were assessed to explore the musculoskeletal disorder and abnormalities. It was found that the most three pain areas were at shoulder, neck and back. The most forth abnormalities were myofascial pain, low back pain, de quervain's tenosynovitis and nerve tension, respectively. The severity of symptom was stage 1 ( fatigue during work time, symptoms disappear during night time or rest, no working ability decrease, having symptoms for week or month and having off and on.) Relationships between work experience and pain area were significantly correlated.
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Katulanda, P. ( 2011) . Work Related Complaints of Neck, Shoulder and Arm among Computer
Office Workers: A Cross-sectional Evaluation of Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Developing
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Evidence and the Debate. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 14(1), 13-23.
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Operators of a Shoe Manufacturing Factory in Iran. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association,
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Avoid them. Applied Ergonomics, 20(4), 274-280.
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Musculoskeletal Disorders in Korea. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 41( 3) ,
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Research, 49(1), 206
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Industrial and Service Companies. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(1), 649.-654.
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Factors, and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study of Male
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20(3), 447-462.
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Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Pain: a Cross-sectional Study among Estonian Computer Users.
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Musculoskeletal Complaints and Work Related Factors among Public Service Computer Workers in
Kaunas. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 26(5), 670-681.
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and Work-related Risk Factors with Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Iranian Sewing Machine
Operators. Applied Ergonomics, 51(1), 180-188.
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from Using Computer of Supporting Staffs of Nakhon Phanom University. Srinakharinwirot
University (Journal of Science and Technology), 6(12), 26-38.
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Computer Users. The 9th Southeast Asian Ergonomics Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
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and Environmental Medicine, 15(4), 346-354.
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on the Passive Flexion Stiffness of the in Vivo Lumbar Spine. The Spine Journal, 5(2), 145-154.
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Musculoskeletal Pain among Workers in Semiconductor Industry in the Northern Region
Industrial Estate. Journal of Health Science, 16(2), 226-233.
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Extremities and the Neck: A Cross-Sectional Study on Prevalence and Symptom-predicting Factors
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Retrieved 21 December 2017, from http://www.hiso.or.th/hiso/health_news/health_story4_19.php.
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Exposure Assessment and Ergonomic Intervention. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine,
3(1), 1-46.
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Office Strain Assessment (ROSA). Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 148-158.
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trol. Ergonomic, 43(3), 880-902.
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Solid Waste Collectors Employed by the Local Administrative Organizations at Nong Bua Lam
Phu Province. KKU Journal for Public Health Research, 4(2), 49-58.
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Medical Sciences, 49(1), 155-166.