J Korean Acad Rehabil Med.
1998 Jun;22(3):745-751.
The Prevalence and Characteristics of Cumulative Traumatic Disorders
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- 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine.
- 2Department of Occupational Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine.
- 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital.
- 4Institute for Occupational Health, Gil's Medical Foundation.
- 5Industrial Engineering, Inha University.
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 AND CONCLUSION: 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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