Musculoskeletal Disorders Case Study

This article presents a case report about a 31 year old male patient, a teacher at a university, who started experiencing mid back pain after weightlifting one day.3 About 3 hours after weightlifting, the patient began to feel sharp back pain, at levels T4-T8. His pain began to worsen that night causing muscle spasms of his paraspinal muscles, with intermittent radiating pain to his lateral thorax and chest.3 This patient had been diagnosed with thoracic facet injuries in the past, and just assumed it was that.3 However, after the pain did not subside the patient went to his physician who claimed the patient was just having muscle spasms and needed myofascial release.3 However, a radiograph was also done that revealed end plate degenerative changes at T7-T8.3 The patients clinical evaluation revealed muscle spasms of the paraspinal muscles between T3-T12, tenderness to palpate between T6-T8, full shoulder ROM, 5/5 shoulder muscle strength, and normal distal pulses and sensations.3 The patient was diagnosed with thoracic pain and muscle spasms and was give muscle relaxants and exercises for myofascial release.3 Three days after the physician visit, the patient decided to do some walking, to work on his cardio, and experienced mild shortness of

Dealing with stifling days of nonstop heat, suffering from the injuries of having to work in contorted positions

The article suggests to take a 5-15 minute break to allow your body to rest. Some of the research also stated that these work related injuries were caused by being understaff and having no help. It is very important to have someone spot you or assist you when you are turning a

Athletic participation at all ages has increased tremendously over the years. Student-athletes are working harder to become bigger, stronger and faster. As the number of athletes rise in schools, so does the chance of athletic related injuries. This is leading to the increase number of athletic trainers at the high school level across the country. Athletic trainer is defined as a “health care professional who collaborates with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation” (AMA 19).

“Illness in the fields is 120 percent higher than the average rate for industry. It’s mostly back troubles, rheumatism, and arthritis, because of the damp weather and the cold” (Terkel paragraph 4). Working in the fields is very tough because there are multiple diseases and injuries that quickly harm workers. Through the long period of time they spend arching their backs and crouching down they receive terrible back problems and rheumatism arthritis. They receive these troubles due to them working under extreme heat or cold conditions without any breaks.

The human body is a machine with a very complicated working mechanism. For a human being to be productive, his body should be in good shape and health. Therefore, health is a major determinant factor in our resourcefulness. All human beings are entitled to good healthcare. In a general perspective, healthcare is all about maintaining one’s health and improving the health of deteriorating bodies.

I’m currently in my last semester of the Masters of Science in Occupational Safety Management program. Throughout the program I have been working full-time and completing coursework in the evenings. Responsibilities include building inspections, accident investigations, customer support, safety training, and trends analysis. I manage the Ergonomics and Pressure Vessels programs while providing assistant management duties to Personal Protection Program, Weight Handling Equipment, and Sight Conservation. Combining the experience and opportunities I have at NSWC Crane, I’m interested in doing a trends analysis of office ergonomics as a field study project.

“C: It is very common to have weak ankles and crooked knees? B: Yes, very common indeed” (Document 7). Being deformed due to work is unsafe. It is not a normal thing for people to be deformed due to work. These are just a few negatives of

(2016). A survey of occupational therapy practice in Beijing, china. US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health. 23(2) , 186-95. doi: 10.1002/oti.1423 Wang, N., Cao, F., Liu, F., Jia, Y., Wang, J., Bao, C., Wang, X., Song, Q., Tan, B., & Cheng, Y. (2015).

Besides a coach an athletic trainer is the right hand man to an athlete. As an athletic trainer there are many tasks that keep us going. One is the athletes themselves and all of the requests they come in and demand. From recovering from an injury to preventing a life long injury from reoccurring trainers are always on the move. Prioritizing, viewing a wide variety of injuries, and differing work fields are just a few of the benefits that you get when you are a trainer.

Part I: In 250 words or less, express your motivations for choosing Kinesiology as a major and how it relates to your future goals. I have wanted to pursue a career in the medical field since I was a child. In high school, this passion was put to the test after I suffered a bilateral hip injury that made mundane tasks like going up stairs, getting dressed, or even standing a painful and taxing ordeal. I was advised to quit all physical activity by my team of doctors, but as a three sport athlete for me that was not an option.

Not only are the long hours of sitting hard on truck drivers’ backs, but so are all their other tasks. It is easy to overlook the heavy toll that securing loads, stacking hand trucks, or handling freight can have on the body. In fact, truck driving is always at or near the top of OSHA’s list of professions for lost work due to injury. In this case study we have gone through the various types of possible risk and injuries as well as ways to prevent injuries from occurring. The ergonomics of truck drivers has been applied and we know how truck drivers can work

Health is the physical and mental integrity, Mental, and Sociable Well-Being and not simply the absence of Disease. it is known "An ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure". With new diseases every day, one needs to sit back and try to determine the major reasons for such diseases. Hygiene and Stress is considered to provide effective means for keeping healthy. Human health attention is derived from Reduction, Treatment and Management of any sickness and also through preservation of mental and physical health.

Health statistics show improvement in objective measures of health and at the same time there is an increase in the subjective health complaints (Buckingham, 2008). The term “subjective health complaints” is employed to explain a variety of health symptoms experienced by the individual with or without a defined diagnosis, which can vary from occasional health complaints to clinical manifestations and may impair everyday functioning (Haugland et al., 2001). The terms ‘medically unexplained’, ‘functional’ and ‘psychosomatic’ have additionally been used by scholars to explain similar constellation of symptoms. Nevertheless, the experts prefer the term "subjective health complaints" due neutral qualities, as it does not allow any assumptions about

Ergonomics plays a significant role in the living room, as this room is mostly use by the people for relaxing and watching television with other family members. Ergonomics sofa, couches and tables are useful in decreasing the back pain and neck pain of the people (Ergonomics Living Room n.d.). Ergonomics furniture also helps people to feel relax and increase the concentration level which leads to the health improvement of the