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Overhead work and shoulder-neck pain in orchard farmers harvesting pears and apples / Hisataka Sakakibara... [et al.]

Sumario: The aim of the present study was to further investigate the effects of overhead work by comparing farmers'symptoms from bagging pears with those from bagging apples. In the present study a physical examination on muscle tenderness and pain in motion of the joints as well as questionnaire on neck and shoulder complaints were made for each bagging

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 38, nº 4, April 1995 ; p. 700-706

1. Ergonomía . 2. Agricultura . 3. Lesiones musculares . 4. Trabajos en altura . 5. Recolección . 6. Postura . 7. Extremidades superiores . 8. Mujeres . 9. Japón . I. Sakakibara, Hisataka . II. Título. III. Título: Ergonomics.