Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace: Principles and Practice - Hardcover

 
9780323026222: Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace: Principles and Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0323026222 ISBN 13: 9780323026222
Publisher: Mosby, 2006

Synopsis

Completely revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of this respected reference covers both the theoretical background and the clinical management, as well as the biomechanics and ergonomics of orthopaedic injuries occurring in the workplace.

· Emphasizes the prevention of disability.

· Offers expanded coverage of specific disorders · new topics, including whiplash · and a new section on outcome evaluation.

· Includes Workplace Adaptations with Case Studies in every body segment chapter.

Several new chapters: Functional Capacity Testing; Disability Evaluation; Treatment Options for the Wrist and Hand; Evaluation of the Neck; and Epidemiology of the Neck

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About the Author

Margareta Nordin, Dr.Med.Sci., New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Gunnar B. J. Andersson, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Malcolm H. Pope, Dr. Med, Sc, PhD;, Professor, University of Aberdeen Head od Department of Bio-Medical Physics and Bio-Engineering, Grampian University Hospitals Forester Hill, Aberdeen, Scotland

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Publisher
Mosby
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0323026222
ISBN 13 
9780323026222
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
448
Editor
Margareta Nordin, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, M. H. Pope