Musculoskeletal Disorders in Health-Related Occupations (Biomedical and Health Research, 49) 1586032089, 9781586032081, 9781417511518

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 2
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 8
The participating institutions......Page 10
Contents......Page 14
1. Introduction to Musculoskeletal Diseases: The Biomed IV Project......Page 16
2. The Identification and Measurement of Risk......Page 22
3. Measurement of Spinal Loading: Shrinkage......Page 40
4. Epidemiology: Musculoskeletal Problems in Belgian Nurses......Page 56
5. Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders in a Sample of British Nurses and Physiotherapists......Page 78
6. Electromyography in Occupational Activities......Page 100
7. The Implementation of Additional Software for 3-D Analysis of Coupled Motion in the Cervical Spine by Means of an Electromagnetic Tracking Device......Page 112
8. A Method for Job Evaluation using a Modified Delphi-Survey......Page 122
9. Physiological Assessments of Occupational Activities......Page 132
10. Spinal Shrinkage during Simulated Nursing and Porters' Tasks......Page 142
11. The Effects of the Nurse's Job on the Diurnal Variation of the Segments of the Spine – An Anthropometric Approach......Page 152
12. Body Composition: Part I. Physical and Structural Distribution of the Human Skin......Page 158
13. Body Composition: Part II. "Whole-Body Adiposity" Prediction: Males versus Females......Page 166
14. Body Composition: Part III. In vivo Application of a Selection of Formulae for Predicting Whole-Body Adipose Tissue in Male and Female Nurses......Page 178
15. Musculoskeletal Disorders in Health-Related Occupations: Project Overview and Outcomes......Page 186
S......Page 202
W......Page 203
Appendix: Publications and Communications from the Biomed IV Research Project......Page 204
Author Index......Page 206