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Effect of Workload on Musculoskeletal Degeneration

  • Kim, Youngki (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jongeun (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Dongmug (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital) ;
  • Park, Soohong (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2014.09.15
  • Accepted : 2014.11.14
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of workload on musculoskeletal degeneration. Background: It is important that workers maintain a health body for a long time as a measure of aging workers. In order do so, it is necessary to find out if workload can effect on musculoskeletal degeneration. Method: Epidemiological studies on workload or occupation and disc degeneration, osteoarthritis of knee were identified through database and bibliography searches. Results: Epidemiological studies showed that workload certainly effect on musculoskeletal degeneration. But we couldn't know which of individual factors and occupational factors further contribute to the musculoskeletal degeneration. And we could find that studies on workload and genetic factors were very few. In addition, there was also very few studies that it was possible interaction between individual factors as obesity and occupational factors as heavy manual lifting. Conclusion: Our reviews suggest that it need to conduct study between workload and genetic factors for musculoskeletal degeneration. This further study can identify attributable risk of workload for musculoskeletal degeneration, and contribute to the measure of aging workers. Application: This paper can help to establish research plan for the measure of aging workers.

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