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## Meet the editor

Orhan Korhan obtained a BS from Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, in 2000, a MS from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in 2002, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University in 2010. He has been working at Eastern Mediterranean University since 2009. He became Assistant Professor in 2010 and Associate Professor in 2014. He is a board member of the Continuous Education

Center and is currently Academic Affairs Coordinator at the Rector's Office. He has been assigned to the scientific committees of several international conferences and has published several books, book chapters, and papers in various countries. His current research interests include work-related musculoskeletal disorders, cognitive ergonomics, educational ergonomics, human–computer interaction, Industry 4.0, and facilities planning and design.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

Treatment *by Jenson Mak*

Treatment Algorithms

*by Yusuf Erdem and Cagri Neyisci*

**Preface III**

Definiton of WRMSDs **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Prevalence of WRMSDs **13**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 31**

Diagnosis and Treatment of WRMSDs **45**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 59**

Introductory Chapter: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

A Methodology for Detecting Musculoskeletal Disorders in Industrial

*by Martha Roselia Contreras-Valenzuela, Alejandro David Guzmán-Clemente* 

How Poor Workstation Design Causes Musculoskeletal Disorders: Research

Workplaces Using a Mapping Representation of Risk

*by Roy López Sesenes, Martha Roselia Contreras-Valenzuela,* 

*Alber Eduardo Duque-Álvarez, Alejandro David Guzmán-Clemente, Viridiana Aydeé León-Hernández and Francisco Cuenca-Jiménez*

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis: Effective Diagnosis and Evidence-Based

Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis: Definition, Diagnosis, Screening and

*by Orhan Korhan and Asad Ahmed Memon*

*and Francisco Cuenca-Jiménez*

from QOC Matrix the Workers' Voice

## Contents


Preface

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries that affect the musculoskeletal system of the human body, especially bones, spinal discs, tendons**,** joints, liga-

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are often observed when there is a discrepancy between the physical capacity of the human body and the physical requirements of the work task. Along with personal factors such as personal medical history, the design of the physical and psychosocial working environment can

This book describes the human musculoskeletal system, including such topics as anthropometry and posture, as it relates to accidents and injuries in the workplace. Chapters discuss such subjects as job standards; risk assessment; direct and indirect costs of WRMSDs; epidemiology, etiology, and pathology of WRMSDs; engineering and administrative controls; risk factor identification; injury management; and education and training. It presents a holistic approach to identifying, intervening,

**Orhan Korhan**

Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey

ments, cartilage, nerves, and blood vessels.

contribute to the formation of these disorders.

and preventing WRMSDs.
