Cumulative Trauma Disorders

Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment
Herausgeber: Erdil, Michael; Dickerson, O Bruce

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a distinguished group of contributors, this book provides comprehensive information on both CTDs of the upper extremity and low back pain. Using a broad-based approach that is equally useful for physicians, surgeons, physical therapists, occupational safety personnel, engineers, and lawyers, Cumulative Trauma Disorders provides practical guidelines for CTD identification and control, including: * Understanding current legal issues--including the OSHA Ergonomics Rule and the ADA--and their implications for workers and healthcare providers. * Monitoring and managing CTD risk factors in the workplace. * Implementing ergonomic solutions for upper extremity CTDs and low back pain. * Performing impairment and disability evaluations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1329g
• ISBN-13: 9780471284727
• ISBN-10: 0471284726
• Artikelnr.: 21618025

Autorenporträt

Michael Erdil and O. Bruce Dickerson are the authors of Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Partial table of contents:

The Burden of Cumulative Trauma Disorders (M. Erdil, et al.).

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS OF THE UPPER EXTERMITIES.

Nonacute Musculoskeletal Disorders: Then and Now (M.Cherniack).

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Case Definitions (M. Erdil,et al.).

Conservative Management of Cumulative Trauma Disorders of the UpperExtremity with Physical Therapy (P. Rockar, et al.).

Screening and Medical Surveillance for Cumulative Trauma Disorders(D. Stumpp & P. Sparks).

Video Display Workstations and Cumulative Trauma Disorders (O.Dickerson & M. Erdil).

Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Impairment and Disability Assessment(S. Moon, et al.).

LOW BACK PAIN.

Conservative Management of Low Back Pain with Physical Therapy (R.Bowling, et al.).

Ergonomic Considerations for Manual Material Handling and Low BackPain (T. Waters & V. Putz-Anderson).

REGULATORY ISSUES.

The Americans with Disabilities Act and Cumulative Trauma Disorders(R. Noonan).

Recent Ergonomic Initiatives (G. Perez & M. Erdil).

Index.