Results for Musculoskeletal Disorders

What are work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)? Are there other names for WMSDs? What are the risk factors for WMSDs?

Experts recommend that while developing evidence-based interventions and effective treatments for MSDs, research should focus on targeting prevention.

As many as 90% of PTs will experience a work-related musculoskeletal disorder during their careers, according to a systematic review.

Musculoskeletal disorders are conditions that affect the muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. In the past, studies have shown that women are more likely to suffer musculoskeletal disorders than men, but scientists have disputed these results, based on the belief that women are more likely than men to admit they are in pain, and therefore more likely to seek treatment from a health care provider
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Manual therapies have been used to treat musculoskeletal disorders for thousands of years. Practitioners around the world—in countries with many different cultural influences and diverse medical traditions—have used their hands to manipulate various parts of the body to stimulate healing. “Manual” literally means “by hand.” Thus, manual therapies consist of healing techniques that use the hands. There are more than two dozen techniques used worldwide. Among…

By Sherry McAllister, DC On which health conditions do you think our country spends the most? Diabetes, heart disease and hypertension? While these chronic conditions are costly, from 1996 through 2016, it has been musculoskeletal disorders that are the most and second-most expensive, according to a study published in March in the Journal of the […]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that a third of all workplace injuries and illnesses are due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs include injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, muscle strains, and neck and lower back pain
Workplace ergonomics was born of the need to reduce injuries, including those that can happen sitting right in front of your computer! With recent measures requiring all non-essential employees…

by Mark Callanen, PT, DPT, OCS
Modalities are generally devised to help promote healing and/or decrease pain. Two advanced devices that focus on treating soft tissue injuries include Class IV laser and shockwave technology. While both can be effective, how they work and what conditions they are best suited for can be confusing
Mechanism of Action
While laser imparts photonic energy into tissue to create photochemical…

The word myofascial means muscle tissue (myo) and the connective tissue in and around it (fascia). Myofascial pain often results from muscle injury or repetitive strain. When stressed or injured, muscles often form trigger points, like contracted knots, that cause pain and tightness
[mī·ōfa′shē·əl]
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier
Myofascial Pain and Trigger Points: Getting to the Point
Myofascial trigger points are an…

Functional mobility decreases with age, leading to increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders and pain. Did you know that the average person reaches maximum mobility at age 23 and by 65 seventy-five percent of that mobility is lost. Learn ways to improve flexibility and mobility so that you can not only prevent injury but live a healthier more active life.

Exercise balls or ball chairs should not be used as a replacement for a good ergonomic office chair. These balls can be used for some temporary sitting possibly to help with some core strengthening, but they fail to provide any back support, especially in the lumbar region which is an essential component of an ergonomic chair. Also, a chair seat pan should be made of a breathable material to transport heat and moisture away from the body but the material of a ball…

It seems like every day a new article is published highlighting the risks to our health associated with sitting. This can be problematic considering that a large number of Canadians’ work involves countless hours sitting in front of a computer screen. Sitting for extended periods of time may increase pressure on the spinal discs that can lead to pain and discomfort, as well as potential secondary…

We all feel the difference when we have energy and when we don’t. Some mornings it is all we can do to get up, get going and move out the door. Other days, we get up early, exercise, have a great breakfast, and then head off for a full day. Energy can fire us up or hang us up
Finding the energy that you need, and hanging onto it, could begin with a visit to The Joint Chiropractic. Stop in and find out…

Are your worries normal or something more? WebMD's slideshow covers the symptoms and types of anxiety disorders, as well as the causes and successful treatments that allow you to thrive once again.

Most people assume that chiropractors are good only for neck and back pain. And while they do treat a lot of that, there's plenty else they can do. Chiropractic medicine focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems and how they affect the rest of the body.

The Penn Musculoskeletal Center brings together multiple specialists who take a whole-body approach to treating joints, muscles and bones

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At the Sutter Sleep Disorders Centers, located in Sacramento and Roseville, sleep labs are equipped with the latest sleep-testing equipment and sleep medicine specialists offer a full range of treatment options that restore restful sleep to hundreds of adults and children each year

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