The Prevalence and Characteristics of Cumulative Traumatic Disorders.
- Author:
Hee Sook LEE
1
;
Ki Eon JANG
;
Jong Tae PARK
;
Nam Jong PAIK
;
Sang Hwan HAN
;
Dong Bin SONG
;
Dong Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cummulative traumatic disorder;
Musculoskeletal
- MeSH:
Logistic Models;
Myofascial Pain Syndromes;
Neck;
Neural Conduction;
Occupational Medicine;
Prevalence*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Shoulder;
Telephone
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1998;22(3):745-751
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
