Scientific Resources

Below are links to published abstracts and articles about work-related myofascial pain and repetitive stress injuries (RSI) in health care practitioners, especially in the field of dentistry.  The links are retrieved from PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

A systematic review of musculoskeletal disorders among dental professionals.

​Hayes, M., Crokrell, D., Smith, D.R. (Aug 2009). International Journal of Dental Hygienists, 7(3):159-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00395.x

Prevalence rates and odds ratios of shoulder-neck diseases in different occupational groups.

Hagberg, M., Wegman, D.H. (Sept 1987). British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44(9): 602–610.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among dental surgeons: A pilot study.

Shaik, A.R., Rao, S.B.H., Hussain, A., D’sa, J. (Oct – Dec 2011). Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2(4): 308–312. doi: 10.4103/0976-237X.91794

Effect of working characteristics and taught ergonomics on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders amongst dental students.

Khan, S.A., Chew, K.Y. (Online April 2, 2013). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2013; 14: 118. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-118