ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Loss of Productivity Due to Workers' Pain.

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TOPIC: A survey appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association claims headaches, back, muscle and joint pain result in lost productivity costing U.S. employers approximately $60 billion each year, according to an article by The Associated Press. The telephone survey consisted of 28,902 blue-collar and white-collar workers. Experts say employers may reduce such costs by providing ergonomic computer stations as well as instruction on how to properly lift heavy objects.

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Dr. Saul Bernstein represents the Southern California Orthopedic
Institute (SCOI), specializing in orthopedic medicine. SCOI is a
full-service orthopedic center, comprised of physicians with
specialties in: arthroscopic surgery; physical medicine &
rehabilitation; worker's compensation injuries; wrist disorders and
surgery; arthritis diagnosis and treatment; electrodiagnostic
evaluations; and pain management. SCOI physicians have been
instrumental in the development of new advancements, which have led
the way in orthopedic medicine and surgery.
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Dr. Robert L. Goldberg is an associate clinical professor of medicine
and director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency
Training Program at the University of California, San Francisco School
of Medicine in the Division of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine, Department of Medicine. Dr Goldberg's work is currently
focused on research and education in ergonomics and the prevention and
medical management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. He is
actively developing internet-based ergonomics and medical education
courses. Dr. Goldberg has lectured widely and has written on the
topics of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, their prevention and
medical management, and ergonomics. He chaired the treatment
guidelines committee of the Industrial Medical Council of the State of
California and led the effort to adopt guidelines for the evaluation
and treatment of common work-related injuries and illnesses for
workers in California. Those guidelines formed the foundation for the
ACOEM Guidelines that were subsequently published.
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Professor Alan Hedge, of Cornell University, Department of Design &
Environmental Analysis, has conducted 25 years of research and
teaching activities focused on issues of workplace design and
workplace ergonomics as these affect the health, comfort and
productivity of workers. He conducts research on carpal tunnel
syndrome risk factors for workers, on alternative workstation designs,
on alternative keyboard and input device system designs and on the
performance and health effects of postural strain.
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