Psychosocial factors in the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)

Although physical risk factors are usually the main work-related influence on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), workplace psychosocial factors can contribute significantly to the risk of developing MSDs and to exacerbating a pre-existing problem.

This Power Point presentation explores how psychosocial factors and MSDs can be connected and provides useful recommendations to identify the source of the problem and develop preventive measures.