scholarly journals Exposure-dependent increases in IL-1β, substance P, CTGF, and tendinosis in flexor digitorum tendons with upper extremity repetitive strain injury

2009 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane M. Fedorczyk ◽  
Ann E. Barr ◽  
Shobha Rani ◽  
Helen G. Gao ◽  
Mamta Amin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance P ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Repetitive Strain Injury ◽  
Repetitive Strain ◽  
Flexor Digitorum

scholarly journals ACCUMULATIVE REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY AMONG BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING EMPLOYEES: A SURVEY STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Dheeraj Lamba ◽  
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Repetitive Strain Injury ◽  
Dash Score ◽  
Business Process Outsourcing ◽  
Overuse Syndrome ◽  
Repetitive Strain ◽  
The Mean

  Objective: Computer overuse syndrome or repetitive strain injury is the most common problem among the people in all age groups. Several studies have found the adverse effect of using computers for a long duration. In the modern tech-savvy world, usage of computers is something unavoidable. The objective of this survey study is to find out the accumulative repetitive strain injury among the business process outsourcing employees.Methods: This study was conducted in different business process outsourcings in Noida, and a convenient sampling method was used to collect data through Neck Pain Disability Index (NPDI) and disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire. The study comprised of total 230 subjects.Results: The mean and standard deviation (SD) of NPDI score was found to be 32.12 and 11.26, respectively, whereas the mean and SD for DASH score was 24.34 and 7.44, respectively. The Chi-square value for NPDI and DASH was found to be 263.043 and 139.461. The study shows that upper extremity pain is a common problem in employees working in the IT sector. The employees showed high rates of computer use–associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and symptom-related functional limitation.Conclusion: The findings of the study suggest a need to begin to evaluate interventions and to reduce the risks of developing computer overuse syndrome such as developing upper extremity symptoms, disability, and disorders among employees working in the IT sector who use computers for more than 40 hrs/week. Intervention to reduce symptoms should include effective training in work rest patterns, good-working postures coupled with availability of appropriate equipment.

scholarly journals Negative UX-Based Approach for Deriving Sustainability Requirements

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Condori-Fernandez ◽  
Marcela Quispe-Cruz ◽  
Alejandro Catala ◽  
Joao Araujo ◽  
Patricia Lago
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
User Experience ◽  
User Study ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Repetitive Strain Injury ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Repetitive Strain

In this chapter, a Negative User Experience (NUX)-based method for deriving sustainability requirements of persuasive software systems is proposed. The method relies on the analysis of NUX assessment, and the exploitation of relationships between the SQ model and the PSD model, which are well-known models for sustainability-quality in software systems and persuasive system design respectively. To illustrate the method, a user study has been conducted involving people in their real working environments while using specific software intended to change their behavior for preventing or reducing repetitive strain injury (RSI). The method allowed us to discover thirteen requirements that contribute to social, technical and economic sustainability dimensions.

The Rise and Fall of RSI: Competing Models of Causation and the Current Debate

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meirion Grimshaw
Keyword(s):  
Repetitive Strain Injury ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
Competing Models ◽  
Repetitive Strain

The existence of repetitive strain injury (RSI) as a diagnosis has been historically controversial. Its nature has been explained through competing models of causation generated by different professions. By exploring medical, ergonomic, psycho-social and legal explanations, this paper seeks to inform hand therapists on the basic aspects of this debate and the current thinking on RSI.

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