Clinical assessment, prognosis and return to work with reference to work related neck and upper limb disorders

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-57

  Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Prognosis; Return to work; Test performance; Work related neck and upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANAMNESIS; ARM DISEASE; ARM INJURY; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDLINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYALGIA; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PALPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ARM; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 19044374598     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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