FRAMEWORK

摘要

None of us are safe. Whether we work on a computer or building site, shuffle paper or shift refuse for a living, the painful spectre of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) lurks behind every awkwardly hunched shoulder. When the cumulative effect of a lifetime's lifting, carrying, twisting, reaching and aging push us to the edge of what our bodies can absorb, the spectre steps forward. It cares not whether the final injury was in lifting shopping from a low car boot, an over zealous gardening session or moving a case of engineering components at work The end result is, more often than not, pain and disability often accompanied by an extended period of sick leave with all the attendant expense and disruption.