Health care of WMSDs is still a developing field. Professionals providing health care services to companies must remain alert to any new developments. Recommended practices based on the latest and best information are described in reports listed in Tray 8–A. In taking steps to address WMSDs, employers should make efforts to select health care providers with training and interest in treating WMSDs.

Tray 8–A. Articles on Health Care Management Practices

ANSI [1996]. Control work-related cumulative trauma disorders. Part 1: upper extremities, medical management chapter. Working Draft. American National Standards Institute.

Hales TR, Bertsche PK [1992]. Management of upper extremity cumulative disorders. Am Assoc Occup Health Nursing J 40(3):118–128.

Kuorinka I, Forcier L eds. [1995]. Medical management: an overview. Chapter 9. In: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs): a reference book for prevention. Bristol, PA: Taylor and Francis, Inc.

Parker KG, Imbus HR [1992]. Effective occupational medicine for control of cumulative trauma disorders—current issues and ergonomic solutions: a systems approach. Chapter 6. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, CRC Press, Inc.