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Table of Contents:

Introduction 1
1 Epidemiology 6
2 Surveillance Systems 16
3 Biomechanics of Skeletal Systems 26
4 The Skeletal Muscle 33
5 Basic Pain Mechanism and Its Control 45
6 Psychosocial Aspects of Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders 51
7 Cost and Control of Industrial Musculoskeletal Injuries 62
8 Posture 74
9 Manual Material Handling: The Science 85
10 Postural Considerations and Lifting Limits 120
11 Whole-Body Vibration 127
12 Adverse Effects of Repetitive Loading and Segmental Vibration 134
13 Slips, Trips, and Falls 152
14 Introduction to Task Analysis 167
15 Task Analysis 191
16 Workplace Design 205
17 Education and Training 234
18 Prevention 244
19 Epidemiology of the Back 253
20 Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine 269
21 Clinical Evaluation of the Low Back Region 277
22 Treatment of the Acutely Injured Worker 288
23 Rehabilitation of the Worker with Chronic Low Back Pain 306
24 Workplace Adaptation for the Low Back Region 316
25 Epidemiology of the Neck and Upper Extremity 328
26 Biomechanics of the Neck 336
27 Biomechanics of the Shoulder 352
28 Clinical Evaluation of the Neck and Shoulder 359
29 A Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm of the Cervical Spine 378
30 Treatment of Shoulder Disorders 394
31 Workplace Adaptation 411
32 Epidemiology of Wrist and Hand Disorders 421
33 Biomechanics of the Wrist and Hand 431
34 Clinical Evaluation of the Wrist and the Hand 437
35 Functional Evaluation of the Wrist and Hand 448
36 Work-Related Disorders of the Arm: A Team Approach to Management 458
37 Biomechanical Aspects of Hand Tools 466
38 Epidemiology of the Lower Extremity 481
39 Biomechanics of the Hip and Knee 486
40 Clinical Evaluation of the Hip and Knee 497
41 Treatment of Common Disorders of the Knee and Hip 507
42 Job Accommodation with Respect to the Lower Extremity 528
43 Epidemiology of Foot and Ankle Disorders 537
44 Anthropometry of the Human Foot 550
45 Biomechanics of the Ankle Joint Complex and the Shoe 558
46 Clinical and Functional Evaluation of the Foot and Ankle 570
47 Treatment and Indications for Surgical Treatment of Foot and Ankle Injuries 578
48 The Worker's Compensation System 598
49 Governmental Control 617
50 The Physician's Role in Disability Evaluation 624
51 The Americans with Disabilities Act 634
52 Preemployment and Preplacement Evaluations and the Americans with Disabilities Act 640