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Upper-limb disorders – evidence review

A systematic review of workplace management of ULDs finds limited evidence that modified keyboards reduce carpal tunnel and tenosynovitis symptoms, limited but high-quality evidence that multidisciplinary rehabilitation reduces non-specific arm pain, but no high-quality evidence on the workplace management of lateral epicondylitis. Just four papers were of sufficient methodological quality for inclusion.

Occupational Medicine 2010; online first: doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqq174, http://goo.gl/HXbVZ

Tags evidence based practice msd - musculoskeletal disorder

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2011 (vol. 07/5) pp40