Working Back: A Systems View

A systems approach to understanding and minimizing the causes of low back pain in the workplace. Low back pain affects 800f the population at some point during their lifetime; it is responsiblefor over 400f 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. 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.

Pages: 309

Edition: 01

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated

Copyright: 2008

Published: 02/08