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National efforts to identify research issues related to prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Waters TR

J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2004 Feb; 14(1):7-12

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.09.004

20024295

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including low back and upper extremity disorders, represent one of the greatest work-related health concerns facing industrialized nations. Recently, two national groups were charged with developing research agendas aimed at increasing our knowledge of the prevention of these disorders. The first agenda, developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) MSD team, was based on input from several hundred practitioners and safety and health experts representing industry, labor, and academia. The second agenda, developed by the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) National Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, was based on input from leading researchers in the fields of medicine, information science, and ergonomics. This paper summarizes the findings of the two groups and compares the two research agendas.

Injuries; Injury-prevention; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Musculoskeletal-system; Back-injuries; Worker-health; Safety-research; Author Keywords: Low back pain; Upper extremity disorders; Research gaps; Prevention

JEKIE3

20040201

Journal Article

2004

1

1050-6411

DART

NORA Implementation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

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