What does WRMD stand for?

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Samples in periodicals archive:

These outcomes include burnout, (1,2) turnover, (3) sickness absence, (4) and work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).

Job strain in physical therapists

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among nursing personnel are well documented (Hignett, 1996).

For example, nurses and nursing assistants are among the top 10 occupations that suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Congress, health worker advocates press OSHA, call for ...

pdf accessed 2/07/03 Diagnosis and treatment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity.

In other journals

In reviewing work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving time away from work, the occupations leading the list are nursing aides, orderlies and attendants.

AFTER THE ERGONOMICS RULE WHAT NEXT?

The controversy surrounding ergonomics, the science of fitting the job to the worker, bubbled to a boil last month when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its new standard designed to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).

Ergonomics: The science of re-engineering

The rules would apply to industries that require manual handling or manufacturing and any other industry with work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

SOFTWARE TO STRETCH FOR

Things like poor lighting, repetitive movement, strenuous activity, stiff chairs and inflexible workstations are contributing to conditions known as cumulative trauma disorders (CTD), repetitive stress injuries (RSI) and work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD).

Create healthy office environments