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Psychosocial Considerations in Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders

Psychosocial Considerations in Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders

Michael J. Smith
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 7
ISBN13: 9781609600570|ISBN10: 1609600576|EISBN13: 9781609600594
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-057-0.ch009
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Smith, Michael J. "Psychosocial Considerations in Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders." Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework (Festschrift in honor of Gunilla Bradley), edited by Darek Haftor and Anita Mirijamdotter, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 104-110. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-057-0.ch009

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Smith, M. J. (2011). Psychosocial Considerations in Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders. In D. Haftor & A. Mirijamdotter (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework (Festschrift in honor of Gunilla Bradley) (pp. 104-110). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-057-0.ch009

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Smith, Michael J. "Psychosocial Considerations in Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders." In Information and Communication Technologies, Society and Human Beings: Theory and Framework (Festschrift in honor of Gunilla Bradley), edited by Darek Haftor and Anita Mirijamdotter, 104-110. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-057-0.ch009

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Abstract

Current theories of work related cumulative musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities indicate that causation is multifactorial (Armstrong et al.,1993; Kuorinka et al., 1995; Smith and Carayon, 1996). Prominently mentioned among the causes are biomechanical exposures which are believed to lead to “micro” trauma to tissues that accumulates over time to produce more serious injury. Also believed to have a role are psychosocial factors that lead to job stress (Smith and Carayon, 1996). There is some debate about the explicit role that these psychosocial factors play. Do they exacerbate the strain due to biomechanical exposures, are they co-causal factors, are they a necessary condition for biomechanical exposures to produce problems, or can they produce problems on their own? This paper explores some of the ways that psychosocial factors may affect the risk of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders (CTD’s). For a more detailed discussion see Smith and Carayon (1996) and Moon and Sauter (1996).

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