Carpal tunnel syndrome severity and work: a case-control study.

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially relevant condition. Risk factors associated with CTS severity and work have not been explored.

Aims: This case-control study aims to investigate the association between CTS severity and occupational biomechanical overload considering personal anthropometric risk factors.

Knee osteoarthritis in a chestnut farmer - Case Report.

Introduction: Several studies have dealt with the issue of professional risk factors and onset of knee osteoarthritis (OA). In particular, occupational epidemiological studies have provided evidence that activities resulting in biomechanical overload may be linked with an increased risk of knee OA - also among farmers. To our knowledge, no cases of knee OA among chestnut farmers have been reported in the literature.

[Efficiency of health surveillance in occupational medicine].

Medical surveillance is one of the primary instruments in occupational health activities and is considered essential to maintain employees' good health. However, the efficacy of medical surveillance has not been sufficiently tested. The aim of this review was to evaluate the usefulness of medical surveillance, using available literature on Pubmed for the period 2005 to 2014.

[Musculoskeletal disorders in farmers].

Musculoskeletal disorders are a relevant issue among farmers. From the literature it emerges a convincing evidence for an association of arthritis of the hip and work in the agricultural sector, while there is a less evidence when studying knee osteoarthritis and farming. For what concerns cervicobrachial pain, current available epidemiological data are not sufficient to define farmers at risk.

[Effects of inorganic lead exposure on the autonomic nervous system and on the variability of heart rate among workers at a battery plant].

Inorganic Lead can cause a toxic effect on Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). A damage of the ANS can determine an heart rate variability (HRV) reduction. In this study 43 battery workers exposed to inorganic lead with mean PbB = 31.