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Cumulative trauma disorders: developing a framework for prevention. 1994

D S Pravikoff, and J A Simonowitz

1. The mechanism of a special order by a regulatory agency is an effective tool to reduce workplace CTD injuries. 2. Occupational health nurses can make a major contribution to the health of workers in their companies by developing an ergonomic program to identify the scope of the problem and by providing early identification and conservative treatment. 3. A workplace prevention program for CTD injuries consists of job analysis, recordkeeping, and corrective measures including engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, treatment, and training components. 4. The goals of any program to control CTD are to prevent injury and disability to the employee, control costs of such injury to the employee and company, and comply with OSHA regulations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D009785	Occupational Health Nursing	The practice of nursing in the work environment.	Industrial Nursing,Nursing, Industrial,Nursing, Occupational Health,Health Nursing, Occupational,Health Nursings, Occupational,Industrial Nursings,Nursings, Industrial,Nursings, Occupational Health,Occupational Health Nursings
D009937	Organizational Objectives	The purposes, missions, and goals of an individual organization or its units, established through administrative processes. It includes an organization's long-range plans and administrative philosophy.	Goal Setting, Organizational,Goals, Organizational,Objectives, Organizational,Organizational Goals,Goal Settings, Organizational,Goal, Organizational,Objective, Organizational,Organizational Goal,Organizational Goal Setting,Organizational Goal Settings,Organizational Objective,Setting, Organizational Goal,Settings, Organizational Goal
D011322	Primary Prevention	Specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. These include HEALTH PROMOTION, including mental health; protective procedures, such as COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; and monitoring and regulation of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from SECONDARY PREVENTION and TERTIARY PREVENTION.	Prevention, Primary,Disease Prevention, Primary,Prevention, Primordial,Primordial Prevention,Disease Preventions, Primary,Preventions, Primordial,Primary Disease Prevention,Primary Disease Preventions,Primordial Preventions
D012090	Cumulative Trauma Disorders	Harmful and painful condition caused by overuse or overexertion of some part of the musculoskeletal system, often resulting from work-related physical activities. It is characterized by inflammation, pain, or dysfunction of the involved joints, bones, ligaments, and nerves.	Overuse Syndrome,Repetition Strain Injury,Trauma Disorders, Cumulative,Injury, Repetition Strain,Overuse Injury,Repetitive Motion Disorders,Repetitive Strain Injury,Repetitive Stress Injury,Strain Injury, Repetition,Cumulative Trauma Disorder,Injury, Overuse,Injury, Repetitive Strain,Injury, Repetitive Stress,Motion Disorder, Repetitive,Overuse Injuries,Overuse Syndromes,Repetition Strain Injuries,Repetitive Motion Disorder,Repetitive Strain Injuries,Repetitive Stress Injuries,Strain Injury, Repetitive,Stress Injury, Repetitive,Trauma Disorder, Cumulative
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man