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Hard work never hurt anyone: or did it? A review of occupational associations with soft tissue musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper limb
  1. K Walker-Bone1,
  2. C Cooper2
  1. 1Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Mayfield House, University of Brighton, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PH, UK
  2. 2MRC Epidemiology Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr K Walker-Bone
    Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Mayfield House, University of Brighton, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9PH, UK; k.walker-bonebsms.ac.uk

Abstract

Pain in the neck and upper limb is common and contributes considerably to absence from work due to sickness. Evidence suggest that prolonged abnormal posture and repetition contribute to such conditions. Psychosocial risk factors may also play a part in the aetiology of upper limb disorders.

  • CI, confidence interval
  • CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome
  • OR, odds ratio
  • RSI, repetitive strain injury
  • ULDs, upper limb disorders
  • upper limb disorders
  • epidemiology
  • occupation
  • classification

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2003.020016

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