Ergonomic Awareness: Simple Solution To Prevent Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)
Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or dysfunctions that affects muscles, bones, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilages, and spinal discs. They include sprains, strains, tears, soreness, pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, hernias, and connective tissue injuries of the structures previously me...
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Bahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus Karachi
2021-03-01
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Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or dysfunctions that
affects muscles, bones, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints,
cartilages, and spinal discs. They include sprains, strains,
tears, soreness, pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, hernias, and
connective tissue injuries of the structures previously
mentioned1. Musculoskeletal disorders is a major source of
disability and loss of work time among employees2. During
the last two decades, there is an increase use of Visual
Display Units (VDU) in majority of occupation which leads
to various work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Musculoskeletal symptoms of VDU users are believed to
have a multi-factorial etiology including repetitive motion,
excessive force, prolong sitting or standing, workplace
ergonomics, excessive physical loads and psychosocial
factors3.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae35344e2c50409295cc2e84f3ec682d2025-08-20T03:10:54ZengBahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus KarachiJournal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College2220-75622617-94822021-03-0110110.51985/JBUMDC2019131Ergonomic Awareness: Simple Solution To Prevent Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)Khalid AzizAmbreen ShehzadSyeda Tahniyat Ali Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or dysfunctions that affects muscles, bones, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilages, and spinal discs. They include sprains, strains, tears, soreness, pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, hernias, and connective tissue injuries of the structures previously mentioned1. Musculoskeletal disorders is a major source of disability and loss of work time among employees2. During the last two decades, there is an increase use of Visual Display Units (VDU) in majority of occupation which leads to various work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal symptoms of VDU users are believed to have a multi-factorial etiology including repetitive motion, excessive force, prolong sitting or standing, workplace ergonomics, excessive physical loads and psychosocial factors3. https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/429 |
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