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[Occupational dystonia associated with production line work and PC work].

Department of Rehabilitation, Kantoh Rosai Hospital, 1 1 Kizukisumiyoshi cho, Nakahara ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211 8510, Japan.
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyū no shinpo 07/2007; 59(6):553-9. pp.553-9
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT It is considered that occupational dystonia is associated with fixed abnormal postures or repetitive skilled movements. In our country, occupational dystonia seems to be frequent to production line workers or visual display terminal (VDT) workers. Most of patients with occupational cervical dystonia start with symptoms of stiffness in the neck or shoulder portions. In the occupational health scene, dystonia is treated as cervicobrachial disorder. As for most occupational health staffs, dystonia is an unknown disorder, therefore the patients may not receive appropriate treatments.

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Keywords

abnormal postures
 
occupational cervical dystonia start
 
occupational dystonia
 
occupational health scene
 
occupational health staffs
 
production line workers
 
repetitive skilled movements
 
shoulder portions
 
stiffness
 
unknown disorder
 
visual display terminal
 

Akira Tamagawa