Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and diseases of the arm

Among work-related diseases, musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities have obtained increasing attention in recent last decades. Because of their relevance, the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene has decided to draw up a set of National Guidelines on the subject. This paper discusses their production and contents, including definitions, rationale, physiopathogenesis, occupational physician's contribution to biomechanical overload risk evaluation, medical surveillance of exposed workers.

Published by Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia, 2005. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15915677/