CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE

R.S.I./C.T.D...FACT or FICTION?

At last there is a way to tell whether complaints of pain in the upper limb represent primarily physical injury or psychosocial problem. Both are important, and often there is an overlap. This book tells how to differentiate one from the other.

It also provides clear guidance on how to tell if the injury is work-related by:

1) History: did it start at work, become worse with more work, and get better on week-ends?
2) More history: what is the influence of non-work activity?
3) Job analysis: what tissues could be damaged by the work activity?
4) Examination: are these the structures injured?

Now out of print, only second hand copies are available ... on the internet. The good news is that a second edition will come out after we have finished analysing our research findings on forearm and trapezius myalgia.

In the first (1997) edition

Experts in their own field discuss the metabollic and physiologcal changes in muscle with overuse, the ergonomic aspects of work injury, the structural central nervous system changes with chronic pain, and the sociological lessons learned in the Australian RSI epidemic. Diagnosis and treatment includes physical, psychological and sociological considerations. It starts on the shop floor and goes on to consider the influence of a global economy.

To find a second hand copy google "Ranney Musculoskeletal"

Created by: ranney@hsfx.ca 1997/04/08
Modified by: ranney@hsfx.ca 2008/04/20