Full-shift and task-specific upper extremity muscle activity among US large-herd dairy parlour workers

References

• American Veterinary Medicine Association. 2016. “One Health-What is One Health?” Accessed May 6, 2016. https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Reference/Pages/One-Health94.aspx
   Google Scholar
• Bao, S., J. Kapellusch, A. Merryweather, M. Thiese, A. Garg, K. Hegmann, and B. Silverstein. 2016. “Relationships between Job Organisational Factors, Biomechanical and Psychosocial Exposures.” Ergonomics 59 (2): 179–194.10.1080/00140139.2015.1065347
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• van der Beek, A., and M. H. Frings-Dresen. 1998. “Assessment of Mechanical Exposure in Ergonomic Epidemiology.” Occupational and Environmental Medicine 55 (5): 291–299.10.1136/oem.55.5.291
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BLS. 2014. “Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.” Washington, DC: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
   Google Scholar
• Bongers, P., A. Kremer, and J. Laak. 2002. “Are Psychosocial Factors, Risk Factors for Symptoms and Signs of the Shoulder, Elbow, or Hand/Wrist?: A Review of the Epidemiological Literature.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 41 (5): 315–342.10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0274
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2016. “One Health.” Accessed May 6, 2016. http://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/
   Google Scholar
• Chen, Ling, and Samuel S. Shapiro. 1995. “An Alernative Test for Normality Based on Normalized Spacings.” Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation 53 (3–4): 269–287.10.1080/00949659508811711
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crawford, J., J. R. Wilkins III, G. L. Mitchell, M. L. Moeschberger, T. L. Bean, and J. A. Jones. 1998. “A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study of Work-Related Injuries among Ohio Farmers.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 34 (6): 588–599.10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0274
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• David, G. 2005. “Ergonomic Methods for Assessing Exposure to Risk Factors for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders.” Occupational Medicine 55: 190–199.10.1093/occmed/kqi082
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., N. Fethke, M. Nonnenmann, A. Rodriquez, R. Hagevoort, and D. Gimeno Ruiz de Porras. 2016. “Effect of a Novel Teat Preparation System on Upper Extremity Muscle Activity among U.S. Large-Herd Dairy Parlor Workers.” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 56: 161–169.10.1016/j.ergon.2016.10.003
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., D. Gimeno, M. Nonnenmann, C. Rosas-Goulart, and J. Rosecrance. 2014. “Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms among US Large-Herd Dairy Parlor Workers.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57 (3): 370–379.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., D. Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, M. Nonnenmann, R. Hagevoort, S. Reynolds, A. Rodriguez, and N. Fethke. 2017. “Effects of Milking Unit Design on Upper Extremity Muscle Activity during Attachment among U.S. Large-Herd Parlor Workers.” Applied Ergonomics 58: 482–490.10.1016/j.apergo.2016.08.008
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., R. Hagevoort, M. Nonnenman, C. Lunner Kolstrup, S. Reynolds, M. Jakob, and M. Kinsel. 2013. “The Global Dairy Industry: A Brief Description of Production Practices, Trends, and Farm Characteristics around the World.” Journal of Agromedicine 18 (3): 210–218.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., M. Nonnenmann, R. Hagevoort, and D. Gimeno Ruiz de Porras. 2016. “Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Job Factors among Large-Herd Dairy Milkers.” Journal of Agromedicine 21 (3): 224–233.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., M. Nonnenmann, and J. Rosecrance. 2009. “Ergonomics in Industrialized Dairy Operations.” Journal of Agromedicine 14 (4): 406–412.10.1080/10599240903260444
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., J. Rosecrance, L. Stallones, S. Reynolds, and D. Gilkey. 2009. “Livestock-Handling Injuries in Agriculture: An Analysis of Colorado Workers’ Compensation Data.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52: 391–407.10.1002/ajim.v52:5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Douphrate, D., J. Rosecrance, and G. Wahl. 2006. “Workers’ Compensation Experience of Colorado Agriculture Workers, 2000–2004.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 49 (11): 900–910.10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0274
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eijckelhof, B., M. Huysmans, J. Bruno Garza, B. Blatter, J. van Dieën, J. Dennerlein, and A. van der Beek. 2013. “The Effects of Workplace Stressors on Muscle Activity in the Neck-Shoulder and Forearm Muscles during Computer Work: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” European Journal of Applied Physiology 113 (12): 2897–2912.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fathallah, F. 2012. “Musculoskeletal Disorders in Labor-Intensive Agriculture.” Applied Ergonomics 41: 738–743.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fethke, N., F. Gerr, D. Anton, J. Cavanaugh, and M. Quickel. 2012. “Variability in Muscle Activity and Wrist Motion Measurements among Workers Performing Non-Cyclic Work.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 9: 25–35.10.1080/15459624.2012.634361
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fethke, N., L. Merlino, F. Gerr, M. Schall, and C. Branch. 2015. “Musculoskeletal Pain among Midwest Farmers and Associations with Agricultural Activities.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58 (3): 319–330.10.1002/ajim.22398
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Freund, H., and H. Büdingen. 1978. “The Relationship between Speed and Amplitude of the Fastest Voluntary Contractions of Human Arm Muscles.” Experimental Brain Research 31: 1–12.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gelman, A., J. Hill, and M. Yajima. 2012. “Why We (Usually) Don’t Have to Worry about Multiple Comparisons.” Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 5: 189–211.10.1080/19345747.2011.618213
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gerr, F., N. Fethke, D. Anton, L. Merlino, J. Rosecrance, M. Marcus, and M. Jones. 2014. “A Prospective Study of Musculoskeletal Outcomes among Manufacturing Workers: II. Effects of Psychosocial Stress and Work Organization Factors.” Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56 (1): 178–190.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hauke, A., J. Flintrop, E. Brun, and R. Rugulies. 2011. “The Impact of Work-Related Psychosocial Stressors on the Onset of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Specific Body Regions: A Review and Meta-Analysis of 54 Longitudinal Studies.” Work & Stress 25 (3): 243–256.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jakob, M., and F. Liebers. 2011. “Potential of a Quarter Individual Milking System to Reduce the Workload in Large-Herd Dairy Operations.” Journal of Agromedicine 16: 280–291.10.1080/1059924X.2011.605713
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jakob, M., F. Liebers, and S. Behrendt. 2009. “The Influence of Working Heights and Weights of Milking Units on the Body Posture of Female Milking Parlor Operatieves.” Agricultural Engineering International: The CIGR Ejournal 11: 1–10.
   Google Scholar
• Jonsson, B. 1982. “Measurement and Evaluation of Local Muscular Strain in the Shoulder during Constrained Work.” Journal of Human Ergology 11 (1): 73–88.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kallenberg, L., E. Schulte, C. Disselhorst-Klug, and H. Hermens. 2007. “Myoelectric Manifestations of Fatigue at Low Contraction Levels in Subjects with and without Chronic Pain.” Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 17: 264–274.10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.04.004
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Karasek, R., C. Brisson, Norito Kawakami, I. Houtman, P. Bongers, and B. Amick. 1998. “The Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ): An Instrument for Internationally Comparative Assessment of Psychosocial Job Characteristics.” Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 3: 332–335.
   Google Scholar
• Kelley, K. 2005. “The Effects of Nonnormal Distributions on Confidence Intervals around the Standardized Mean Difference: Bootstrap and Parametric Confidence Intervals.” Educational and Psychological Measurement 65 (1): 51–69.10.1177/0013164404264850
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kenward, M., and J. Roger. 1997. “Small Sample Inference for Fixed Effects from Restricted Maximum Likelihood.” Biometrics 53: 983–997.10.2307/2533558
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kolstrup, C., M. Stål, S. Pinzke, and P. Lundqvist. 2006. “Ache, Pain, and Discomfort” Journal of Agromedicine 11 (2): 45–55.10.1300/J096v11n02_08
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kumar, S. 1990. “Cumulative Load as a Risk Factor for Back Pain.” Spine 15 (12): 1311–1316.10.1097/00007632-199012000-00014
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leider, P., J. Boschman, M. H. Frings-Dresen, and H. van der Molen. 2015. “Effects of Job Rotation on Musculoskeletal Complaints and Related Work Exposures: A Systematic Literature Review.” Ergonomics 58: 18–32.10.1080/00140139.2014.961566
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lundberg, U., R. Kadefors, B. Melin, G. Palmerud, P. Hassmén, M. Engström, and I. Elfsberg Dohns. 1994. “Psychophysiological Stress and Emg Activity of the Trapezius Muscle.” International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1 (4): 354–370.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lunner Kolstrup, C. 2012. “Work-Related Musculoskeletal Discomfort of Dairy Farms and Employed Workers.” Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 7 (23): 1–9.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marker, R., J. Balter, M. Nofsinger, D. Anton, N. Fethke, and K. Maluf. 2016. “Upper Trapezius Muscle Activity in Health Office Workers: Reliability and Sensitivity of Occupational Exposure Measures to Differences in Sex and Hand Dominance.” Ergonomics 28: 1–10.
   Google Scholar
• Mathiassen, S., A. Burdorf, A. van der Beek, and G. Hansson. 2003. “Efficient One-Day Sampling of Mechanical Job Exposure Data – A Study Based on Upper Trapezius Activity in Cleaners and Office Workers.” AIHA Journal 64: 196–211.10.1080/15428110308984809
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mathiassen, S., T. Moller, and M. Forsman. 2003. “Variability in Mechanical Exposure within and between Individuals Performing a Highly Constrained Industrial Work Task.” Ergonomics 46 (8): 800–824.10.1080/0014013031000090125
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mustard, B., and R. Lee. 1987. “Relationship between EMG Patterns and Kinematic Properties for Flexion Movements at the Human Wrist.” Experimental Brain Research 66: 247–256.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• NAHMS. 2003. “Part III: Reference of Dairy Cattle Health and Health Management Practices in the United States, 2002.” Ft. Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Animal Health Monitoring System.
   Google Scholar
• Norman, R., R. Wells, P. Neumann, J. Frank, H. Shannon, and M. Kerr. 1998. “A Comparison of Peak vs. Cumulative Physical Work Exposure Risk Factors for the Reporting of Low Back Pain in the Automotive Industry.” Clinical Biomechanics 13 (8): 561–573.10.1016/S0268-0033(98)00020-5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Osborne, A., C. Blake, M. Fullen, D. Meredith, J. Phelan, J. McNamara, and C. Cunningham. 2012. “Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Farmers: A Systematic Review.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 55 (2): 143–158.10.1002/ajim.v55.2
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pinzke, S. 2003. “Changes in Working Conditions and Health among Dairy Farmers in Southern Sweden. A 14-Year Follow-Up.” Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 10 (2): 185–195.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pinzke, S., M. Stal, and G. Hansson. 2001. “Physical Workload on Upper Extremities in Various Operations during Machine Milking.” Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 8 (1): 63–70.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pratt, D., L. Marvel, D. Darrow, L. Stallones, J. May, and P. Jenkins. 1992. “The Dangers of Dairy Farming: The Injury Experience of 600 Workers Followed for Two Years.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 21 (5): 637–650.10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0274
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reinemann, D. 2001. “Evolution of Automated Milking in the USA.” In First North American Conference on Robotic Milking. Toronto, Ontario.
   Google Scholar
• Richter, J., S. Mathiassen, H. Slijper, E. Over, and M. Frens. 2009. “Differences in Muscle Load between Computer and Non-Computer Work among Office Workers.” Ergonomics 52 (12): 1540–1555.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rissén, D., B. Melin, L. Sandsjö, I. Dohns, and U. Lundberg. 2000. “Surface EMG and Psychophysiological Stress Reactions in Women during Repetitive Work.” European Journal of Applied Physiology 83 (2): 215–222.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stål, M., G. Hansson, and U. Moritz. 2000. “Upper Extremity Muscular Load during Machine Milking.” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 26 (1): 9–17.10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00059-1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stål, M., S. Pinzke, and G. A. Hansson. 2003. “The Effect on Workload by Using a Support Arm in Parlour Milking.” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 32 (2): 121–132.10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00046-5
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stallones, L., D. S. Pratt, and J. J. May. 1986. “Reported Frequency of Dairy Farm-Associated Health Hazards, Otsego County, New York, 1982–1983.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2 (4): 189–192.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sufahani, S., and A. Ahmad. 2012. “A Cmparison between Normal and Non-Normal Data in Bootstrap.” Applied Mathematical Sciences 68 (89–92): 4547–4560.
   Google Scholar
• Tharmmaphornphilas, W., and B. Norman. 2004. “A Quantitative Method for Determining Proper Job Rotation Intervals.” Annals of Operations Research 128 (1): 251–266.10.1023/B:ANOR.0000019108.15750.ae
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thorn, S., K. Søgaard, L. Kallenberg, L. Sandsjö, G. Sjøgaard, H. Hermens, R. Kadefors, and M. Forsman. 2007. “Trapezius Muscle Rest Time during Standardised Computer Work – A Comparison of Female Computer Users with and without Self-Reported Neck/Shoulder Complaints.” Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 17 (4): 420–427.10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.04.010
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trask, C., K. Teschke, J. Morrison, P. Johnson, J. Village, and M. Koehoorn. 2008. “How Long is Long Enough? Evaluating Sampling Durations for Low Back EMG Assessment.” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 5: 664–670.10.1080/15459620802313840
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tuure, V., and S. Alasuutari. 2009. “Reducing Work Load in Neck-Shoulder Region in Parlor Milking.” Bornimer Agratechnische Berichte 66: 48–54.
   Google Scholar
• USDA. 2004. “Agricultural Statistics Annual.” Accessed September 1, 2015. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Ag_Statistics/
   Google Scholar
• USDA. 2007. “Profits, Costs, and the Changing Structure of Dairy Farming.” Washington, DC: USDA Economic Research Service.
   Google Scholar
• USDA. 2013. “Agricultural Statistics Annual.” Accessed September 1, 2015. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Ag_Statistics/
   Google Scholar
• Van Galen, G., Martijn L. Müller, R. Meulenbroek, and A. Van Gemmert. 2002. “Forearm EMG Response Activity during Motor Performance in Individuals Prone to Increased Stress Reactivity.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 41 (5): 406–419
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Veiersted, K., R. Westgaard, and P. Andersen. 1990. “Pattern of Muscle Activity during Stereotyped Work and Its Relation to Muscle Pain.” International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 62 (1): 31–41.10.1007/BF00397846
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Visser, B., M. De Looze, M. De Graaff, and J. Van Dieën. 2004. “Effects of Precision Demands and Mental Pressure on Muscle Activation and Hand Forces in Computer Mouse Tasks.” Ergonomics 47 (2): 202–217.10.1080/00140130310001617967
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xiao, H., S. McCurdy, M. Stoecklin-Marois, C. Li, and M. Schenker. 2013. “Agricultural Work and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain among Latino Farm Workers: The MICASA Study.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56 (2): 216–225.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar