The Prevalence and Characteristics of Cumulative Traumatic Disorders
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 745-751, 1998.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the current status and the basic information of cumulative traumatic disorder among workers.METHOD:
The subjects were 198 workers, consisted of 100 shipspublisher workers, 155 telephone operators and 43 light workers. Workers were surveyed with a standardized self- administered questionnaire and examed by the occupational medicine doctors and physiatrists for the cumulative traumatic disorders. Laboratory tests, nerve conduction studies and X-rays of the C-spine and shoulders were performed in all subjects. RESULT ANDCONCLUSION:
Myofascial pain syndrome was the most frequent problem in the shipspublisher and telephone operators. As a result of the multiple logistic regression analysis, cycle time, palm pinch, lumbar and neck flexion were the significant variables accounting for the musculoskeletal symptoms.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Shoulder
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Telephone
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Logistic Models
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Myofascial Pain Syndromes
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Neck
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Neural Conduction
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Occupational Medicine
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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