KIN428 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tendon Sheath, Enthesopathy, Safety Data Sheet
19 Apr 2016
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2015-09-15 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Def: injuries and disorders of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, and spinal discs: msd: musculoskeletal disorders, wmsd: work related msd, uemsd: upper extremity msd, ctd: cumulative trauma disorder. Hand and wrist: 9. 4% of overall population, 22% in working population. It is a cultural thing, that when people hear about a new injury they all of a sudden have it. There are more reported injuries in the 90s. Carpal tunnel: 0. 6-61% (worst= upholstery and seamstress) Wide variation in estimates due to: reporting, disorder definition, population study. Ue injuries are fastest growing cause of workplace disability. Resulting societal and financial costs mandate an immediate response. Katz, 2000: graduating students = 53% have msk complaint. Protective: history 0. 5 (0. 3-0. 8, athletics 0. 6 (0. 5-0. 7) Risk: computer use >20 hours per week 1. 4 (1. 1-1. 9, computer science 2. 2 (1. 1-4. 8, female 1. 6 (1. 3-1. 9) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
