A study of the effects of isokinetic pre-employment physical capability screening in the reduction of musculoskeletal disorders in a labor intensive work environment

Work

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-228

  Rosenblum, Keith E ^a   Shankar, Arti ^b  

^a Keith E Rosenblum Consulting   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment screening; Ergonomics; Isokinetics; MSDs; Musculoskeletal disorder injuries; Physical ability testing; Pre employment testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OVEREXERTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SALARY; SCREENING TEST; SHOULDER INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BIOENGINEERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; JOB FINDING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; EXERTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

ABILITY TESTING; DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; ERGONOMICS;

ISOKINETIC DYNAMOMETRIES; ISOKINETICS; LABOR INTENSIVE; MSDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES; PHYSICAL DEMAND; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 33645306903     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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