Epidemiological research of work related neck and upper limb problems showed that effective prevention, retention and rehabilitation of upper limb symptoms is probably much more complex than hitherto allowed for.
Evidence from:
PM Bongers et al. J. Occup. Rehabil (2006) Vol. 16 p 279 – 302
“Epidemiology of work related neck and upper limb problems: Psychosocial and personal risk factors (Part I) and effective interventions from a bio behavioural perspective (Part II)”
For upper limb pain, a consensus approach to problem solving has been promoted by HSE for several years now. Guidance for this [HSG60 (2002)] however, still relies on extrapolations made from high exposure situations and may unduly encourage the view that physical exposures are the main problem.
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