Title: The working back
First published: 2008
Description: A systems approach to understanding and minimizing the causes of low back pain in the workplace    Low back pain affects 80% of the population at some point during their lifetime; it is responsiblefor over 40% of the compensation costs for work-related injuries. This book provides an understanding of the mechanisms influencing low back pain in the workplace and indicates how low back pain might be prevented, saving employers extraordinary amounts in medical costs and protecting workers from the most common on-the-job injury. With a unique, multidisciplinary perspective that shows how various influences or risk factors can be considered collectively, The Working Back: A Systems View:    Explains basic concepts in anatomy and physiology that are essential to understanding and preventing low back pain    Provides a systems perspective on the occupational causes of back pain, not only addressing factors such as spine loading, but also considering the potential impact of psychosocial and organizational interactions, genetics, and physiology    Discusses implementing preventive engineering and administrative controls and integrating risk interventions into the workplace    Offers an expert analysis of current medical research on low back pain in one comprehensive, accessible reference    This book gives readers the knowledge to assess a work environment and prescribe effective interventions. It is a hands-on reference for ergonomists, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, industrial engineers and managers, safety engineers, nurses, therapists, chiropractors, physicians, and workers with back pain. It is also an excellent resource for graduate or undergraduate students of kinesiology, physiology, ergonomics, physical therapy, nursing, industrial design, engineering, and general medicine.
Subjects: Backache, Biomechanics, Ergometry, Etiology, Health & Fitness, Human engineering, Low Back Pain, Medical, Nonfiction, Occupational diseases, Prevention & control, Risk factors
LC classification: RD771.B217 M36 2008