Quantitative Measures of Physical Risk Factors Associated with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Elbow: A Systematic Review.

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders at the elbow are a common health problem, which highly impacts workers' well-being and performance. Besides existing qualitative information, there is a clear lack of quantitative information of physical risk factors associated with specific disorders at the elbow (SDEs).

Objective: To provide evidence-based quantitative measures of physical risk factors associated with SDEs.

Kinematic posture analysis of orthodontists in their daily working practice.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to conduct a kinematic analysis of occupational posture in orthodontists.

Methods: A representative sample of 21 (13 female/8 male) residents in orthodontics and orthodontists was studied. The CUELA system collects kinematic data of the occupational posture.

Constrained posture in dentistry - a kinematic analysis of dentists.

Background: How a dentist works, such as the patterns of movements performed daily, is also largely affected by the workstation Dental tasks are often executed in awkward body positions, thereby causing a very high degree of strain on the corresponding muscles. The objective of this study is to detect those dental tasks, during which awkward postures occur most frequently. The isolated analysis of static postures will examine the duration for which these postures are maintained during the corresponding dental, respectively non-dental, activities.

Do Occupational Risks for Low Back Pain Differ From Risks for Specific Lumbar Disc Diseases?: Results of the German Lumbar Spine Study (EPILIFT).

Study Design: A multicenter, population based, case-control study.

Objective: The aim of the present analysis is to clarify potential differences in the "occupational risk profiles" of structural lumbar disc diseases on the one hand, and low back pain (LBP) on the other hand.

Summary Of Background Data: Physical workplace factors seem to play an important etiological role.

Restricted posture in dentistry - a kinematic analysis of orthodontists.

Background: This study aims at identifying orthodontic activities with the highest frequency of unfavorable/awkward and static postures held over a period of more than 4 s based on kinematic analysis. Moreover, a separate analysis of static postures for orthodontic and non-orthodontic activities serves to evaluate the duration for which these particular postures are assumed.

Methods: In total, 21 (13f/8 m) orthodontists (age: 31.