Abstract

The aim of this Special Session is to discuss recent changes to risk assessment tools for upper extremity MSDs.

This session will present recent findings from large prospective epidemiologic studies on carpal tunnel syndrome and other upper extremity disorders. Then other presenters will discuss how those findings have modified common risk assessment models such as the Strain Index, the ACGIH Hand Activity Level, and other methods.

R. Bonfiglioli², B. Evanoff³, D. Rempel¹, J. Kapellusch⁴, B. Weber⁵

²Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy

³Division of General Medical Science, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA

⁴University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA

⁵Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA), Sankt Augustin, Germany