Musculoskeletal disorders
Classification and external resources
MeSH	D009140

Musculskeletal disorders (MSDs) can affect the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Most work-related MSDs develop over time and are caused either by the work itself or by the employees' working environment. They can also result from fractures sustained in an accident. Typically, MSDs affect the back, neck, shoulders and upper limbs; less often they affect the lower limbs.

Health problems range from discomfort, minor aches and pains, to more serious medical conditions requiring time of MSDs are a priority for the EU in its Community strategy. Reducing the musculoskeletal load of work is part of the 'Lisbon objective', which aims to create 'quality jobs' by:

• enabling workers to stay in employment; and
• ensuring that work and workplaces are suitable for a diverse population.

[edit] See also

• Musculoskeletal disorders Single Entry Point European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA)
• Good Practices to prevent Musculoskeletal disorders European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA)
• Musculoskeletal disorders homepage Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Hazards and risks associated with manual handling of loads in the workplace European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA)

v • d • e Pathology: Medical conditions (Diseases/Disorders/Illness, Syndromes/Sequences, Symptoms/Signs, Injuries, etc.) and ICD codes (A/B, 001-139) Infectious disease/Infection: Bacterial disease (G+, G-) · Virus disease · Parasitic disease (Protozoan infection, Helminthiasis, Ectoparasitic infestation) · Mycosis · Zoonosis (C/D, 140-239 & 280-289) Cancer (C00-D48, 140-239) Tumor Myeloid hematologic (D50-D77, 280-289) Anemia · Coagulopathy Lymphoid immune (D80-D89, 279) Immunodeficiency · Immunoproliferative disorder · Hypersensitivity (E, 240-278) Endocrine disease · Nutrition disorder · Inborn error of metabolism (F, 290-319) Mental disorder (G, 320-359) Nervous system disease (CNS, PNS) · Neuromuscular disease (H, 360-389) Eye disease · Ear disease (I, 390-459) Cardiovascular disease (Heart disease, Vascular disease) (J, 460-519) Respiratory disease (Obstructive lung disease, Restrictive lung disease, Pneumonia) (K, 520-579) Stomatognathic disease (Tooth disease) · Digestive disease (Esophageal, Stomach, Enteropathy, Liver, Pancreatic) (L, 680-709) Skin disease · skin appendages (Nail disease, Hair disease, Sweat gland disease) (M, 710-739) Musculoskeletal disorders · Osteochondropathy (Osteopathy, Chondropathy) (N, 580-629) Urologic disease (Nephropathy, Urinary bladder disease) · Male genital disease · Breast disease · Female genital disease (O, 630-679) Complications of pregnancy · Obstetric labor complication · Puerperal disorder (P, 760-779) Fetal disease (Q, 740-759) Congenital disorder (R, 780-799) Syndromes · Medical signs (Eponymous) (S/T, 800-999) Bone fracture · Joint dislocation · Sprain · Strain · subluxation · Head injury · Chest trauma · Poisoning

v • d • e Musculoskeletal disorders: Arthropathies (M00-M19, 711-719) Arthritis (monoarthritis/ polyarthritis) Inflammation (Neutrophilia) Infectious Septic arthritis · Tuberculosis arthritis · Reactive arthritis (indirectly) Noninfectious Seronegative spondyloarthropathy: Reactive arthritis · Psoriatic arthritis · Ankylosing spondylitis Rheumatoid arthritis: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis · Adult-onset Still's disease · Felty's syndrome Crystal arthropathy: Gout · Chondrocalcinosis Noninflammatory Osteoarthritis: Heberden's node · Bouchard's nodes Other hemorrhage (Hemarthrosis) · pain (Arthralgia) · Osteophyte · Hypermobility · villonodular synovitis (Pigmented villonodular synovitis) · Joint stiffness joint navs: anat, non-congenital arthropathies/deformities/dorsopathies/soft tissue arthropathy/congenital, eponymous signs, proc