Preventing MSDs
At Work articles
- CBRG managing editor to retire (Spring 2011)
- Leading indicators may pinpoint positive differences in OHS practices (Winter 2011)
- Research findings from CARWH conference now online (Summer 2010)
- Picture This: Using visual symbols to identify MSD hazards (Spring 2010)
- Easy-to-use tool measures benefits and costs of OHS initiatives (Winter 2010)
- In Focus: The wide reach of IWH research (Fall 2009)
- Ergonomics case study: Car parts manufacturer realizes benefits of PE program (Summer 2009)
- New IWH guide aims to improve effectiveness of PE programs (Summer 2009)
- Preventing upper extremity MSDs: What works and what doesn’t (Winter 2009)
- IWH develops six messages to help prevent MSDs (Fall 2008)
- In Focus: Preventing injury in health-care workers (Spring 2007)
- Ontario’s Patient Lift Initiative: early findings (Spring 2007)
- Centre links MSD researchers from many disciplines (Fall 2006)
- Health, safety partners make MSD prevention a priority (Fall 2006)
- In Focus: What works to reduce the burden of workplace MSDs? (Fall 2006)
- IWH research adds to body of knowledge on MSDs (Fall 2006)
- Reviews show ergonomics’ role in MSD prevention (Fall 2006)
Sharing Best Evidence
Research highlights
- Case studies of participatory ergonomic programs (2010)
- Reducing musculoskeletal symptoms in health-care workers (2010)
- Reducing work-related physical stresses to prevent MSDs (2010)
- Which workplace interventions are most effective in preventing upper extremity MSDs? (2010)
- Heavy workloads linked to mental health, MSD treatment in health-care workers (2009)
- Manufacturer saves money with participatory ergonomic program (2009)
- Study tests ways to increase uptake of ergonomic innovations (2009)
- Workplace factors affect return-to-work accommodations (2009)
- Neck pain common among adults, review shows (2008)
- Which factors put workers at risk for neck pain? (2008)
- Workers show valuable insight into OHS risks (2008)
- Some tasks put carpenters at higher risk for low-back pain (2007)
- Ergonomics eases pain of repetitive strain injury (2006)
- Soft-tissue injuries are associated with increased health-care visits (2006)
- Worker participation in ergonomic programs has benefits (2006)
Systematic reviews
Working papers
Current projects
- Comparing computer-based and in-person ergonomic training (#261)
- Computer training to prevent MSDs in office workers (#1150)
- Creating MSD pictograms to communicate ergonomic hazards (#1110)
- Developing a participatory ergonomics tool (#3100)
- Injury prevention and return to work in temporary work agencies (#1125)
Journal articles
Rasch analysis informed modifications to the Work Instability Scale for Rheumatoid Arthritis for use in work-related upper limb disorders. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2011;64(11):1242-51. Abstract
The 11-item workplace organizational policies and practices questionnaire (OPP-11): examination of its construct validity, factor structure, and predictive validity in injured workers with upper-limb disorders. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2011;54(11):834-46. Abstract
Multivariate, longitudinal analysis of the impact of changes in office work environments on surface electromyography measures. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2011:Epub. Abstract
Validity and reliability of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) in workers with upper extremity injuries. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2011:Epub. Abstract
Further Validation of the BDI-II Among People With Chronic Pain Originating From Musculoskeletal Disorders. Clinical Journal of Pain. 2011;27(1):69. Abstract
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