The working back : a systems view / William S. Marras.

Author/creator Marras, William S., 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, ©2008.
Descriptionix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Backache--Etiology.
Backache--Risk factors.
Occupational diseases.
Human engineering.
Low Back Pain--prevention & control.
Occupational Diseases--prevention & control.
Biomechanical Phenomena.
Ergometry.

Contents Back pain magnitude and potential risk factors -- Function, structure, and support of the back -- The process of pain -- Potential pathways to back pain -- The assessment of biomechanical forces acting on the low back -- The influence of physical work factors on muscle activities and spine loads -- Psychosocial and organizational factor influence on spine loading -- Individual factors role in spine loading --
Contents Physical, individual, and psychosocial/organizational risk factor interactions -- Engineering controls to mediate back pain at work : tools for the assessment of physical factor impact on spine loads and intervention effectiveness -- Administrative controls for the workplace : psychosocial and organizational interventions -- Integrating risk interventions into the workplace -- Understanding recurrent low back pain and implications for return to work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references and index.
LCCN 2007035518
ISBN9780470134054 (cloth) :
ISBN0470134054 (cloth)