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June 30, 2024

Follow-up of two interventions undertaken to prevent musculoskeletal injuries to the upper limbs in the workplace

Abstract

It is generally recognized that interventions to prevent and reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) recommend a reduction in exposure to physical stresses and in the level of stress. Even though these strategies are often adopted, few studies have as yet evaluated their effects, due to a lack of measurement methods and appropriate protocols. This publication describes a study carried out with visual language interpreters, using an experimental protocol and exposure measurement methods that can be used in the workplace, in order to help make up for this deficiency. It provides detailed information on the effect of such interventions on exposure to physical constraints, on the perception of stress and pain, as well as on the feasibility and effectiveness of this type of protocol in an occupational context. It also describes measuring methods for risk factor exposure applicable in the field, thus helping to refine the approaches for evaluating ergonomic interventions in the workplace.

Produced Under this Project

  • Kinematic analysis of sign language interpreting

    Delisle A., Imbeau D., Santos B., Desjardins P.

    Source :

    in Programme and Abstract Book of the Fourth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS 2001), September 30th-October 4th, 2001, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 10

  • A program to reduce occupational upper extremity symptoms in sign language interpreters. Step 1: Descriptive study

    Durand M. J., Delisle A., Imbeau D.

    Source :

    in Programme and Abstract Book of the Fourth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS 2001), September 30th-October 4th, 2001, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2001, p. 186

  • The physical exposure of sign language interpreters: baseline measures

    Delisle A., Christian Larivière, Santos B., Imbeau D., Durand M. J.

    Source :

    in Ergonomics in the digital age. Proceedings of the XVth Triennal Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and the joint 7th Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Korea / Japan Ergonomics Society (7th : August, 24-29, 2003 : Seoul, Korea), 2003

  • Étude sur l'observation de pauses et de micro-pauses chez les interprètes pour étudiants malentendants

    Paradis M., Imbeau D., Delisle A.

    Source :

    in Congrès de l'Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences / ACFAS (71e : 19-23 mai, 2003 : Rimouski, Canada), 2003

  • Suivi de deux interventions visant la réduction de la douleur musculo-squelettique chez des interprètes en langage signé

    Delisle A., Durand M. J., Imbeau D., Christian Larivière, Santos B.

    Source :

    in Actes du colloque la santé et la sécurité du travail au Québec: une collaboration multidisciplinaire : Congrès de l'ACFAS (11-12 mai, 2004 : Montréal, Canada), Réseau de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec / RRSSTQ, 2004, Module B, (http://www.rrsstq.com/stock/fra/conferences0076.pdf)

  • Physical exposure of sign language interpreters : baseline measures and reliability analysis

    Delisle A., Christian Larivière, Imbeau D., Durand M. J.

    Source :

    European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 94, no 4, 2005, p. 448-460

  • The effects of two interventions on persistent pain: a multiple single-case study among sign language interpreters

    Delisle A., Durand M. J., Imbeau D., Christian Larivière

    Source :

    International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, vol. 37, no 2, 2007, p. 111-123

  • Des interventions à développer, à supporter et à évaluer, du point de vue biomécanique

    Delisle A.

    Source :

    in Congrès francophone sur les TMS, (1er : 30-31 mai, 2005 : Nancy, France), 2005

  • Limites et avantages de la mesure instrumentée

    Delisle A.

    Source :

    in Congrès francophone sur les TMS, (1er : 30-31 mai, 2005 : Nancy, France), 2005

  • Percentile values for determining maximum endurance times for static muscular work

    El Ahrache K., Imbeau D., Farbos B.

    Source :

    International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, vol. 36, no 2, 2005, p. 99-108

Additional Information

Type: Project
Number: 0099-1380
Status: Completed
Year of completion: 2004
Team:
  • Alain Delisle (IRSST)
  • Marie-José Durand (Université de Sherbrooke)
  • Daniel Imbeau (Polytechnique Montréal)
  • Christian Larivière (IRSST)
  • Christian Larue (IRSST)
  • Marco Paradis (Polytechnique Montréal)