Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Fatigue Failure Mechanism – A Comprehensive Guide

Written by renowned author Sean Gallagher, Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Fatigue Failure Mechanism is an indispensable resource for occupational health experts, employers, insurers, and stakeholders in workplace health and safety. This book provides a novel, evidence-based approach to preventing and controlling musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), a costly problem that affects millions of workers worldwide.

Understanding the Complexity of MSDs

The authors of this book identify new risk assessment approaches based on the cumulative effects of exposure to highly variable loading conditions. This approach can also be applied to evaluate the efficacy of job rotation scenarios and quantify exoskeleton efficacy. The complexities associated with fatigue failure in biological environments are explored in-depth, along with suggested models for understanding how the body maintains musculoskeletal homeostasis.

Comprehensive Coverage of MSDs

Readers will find thorough introductions to:

• Material properties of musculoskeletal tissues and the fundamental principles of fatigue failure analysis
• The structure and function of the musculoskeletal system, including up-to-date epidemiological research on MSDs
• Validated fatigue failure risk assessment methods, including continuous exposure assessment to better quantify injury risk
• Remodeling and healing processes as they apply to MSD risk, as well as factors that impair the healing process, such as stress, obesity, and aging

Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Fatigue Failure Mechanism is an essential resource for:

• Occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals
• Ergonomists
• Physical therapists
• Biomechanists
• Industrial hygienists
• Occupational physicians
• Orthopedists
• Musculoskeletal disorder researchers

Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: May 26, 2022
Language: English
ISBN: 9781119640042, 9781119640097