Preface

I have been working on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) for almost two decades. It was a long-term aim to work on such a book. InTech's invitation to edit this book has motivated me to reflect and share all the knowledge and experience I collected throughout the years.

This book covers topics on the anatomy, posture, prevalence, pain, treatment, and interven‐ tions for musculoskeletal disorders. Thus, it can be utilized as a guide to identify and ana‐ lyze the risk factors, reveal the impact of prevention and intervention, and discuss treatment of these disorders.

In these chapters, you will find most of the significant aspects of MSDs. To this extent, a wide array of extensive and comprehensive discussions is provided on occupational, educa‐ tional, and medical aspects of ergonomics.

The first step to cover was to select and disseminate the keywords, which helped us receive numerous abstracts. These abstracts were then carefully evaluated, and those that were be‐ lieved to contribute significantly to the literature were invited to take their place in this book. It took several months to edit each and every word of the sent chapters. It was a very effective feedback process that we had with our authors.

In this book, you will read chapters from authors in Egypt, Finland, Germany, Italy, and the USA. They discussed the MSD-related topics from their perspectives and reflected and pro‐ vided solution to the problems experienced from their own eyes. Thus, it makes the contents of this book interesting and very valuable.

I, hereby, would like to thank Ms. Martina Usljebrka who helped me with positive attitude at every single step of the publication process. Moreover, I would like to thank my dear wife, Bakiye Yalınç, for her support and encouragement.

> **Orhan Korhan, PhD** Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Turkey

**Section 1**

**Risk Factors**

**Section 1**
