David I. Douphrate|David Gimeno|Matthew W. Nonnenmann|G. Robert Hagevoort|Cecilia Rosas?Goulart|John Rosecrance
Prevalence of work?related musculoskeletal symptoms among US large?herd dairy parlor workers
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|University of Iowa|New Mexico State University|Zoetis (United States)|Colorado State University
dairy production us moving towards largeherd milking operations resulting increase task specialization work demandsa modified version standardized nordic questionnaire administered assess mss prevalence among 452 us largeherd parlor workers worker demographics mss prevalences assessed differences based parlor configuration ie herringbone parallel rotary computedthreefourths 764 parlor workers reported workrelated mss least one body part highest prevalences reported upper extremity 55 herringbone workers reported higher prevalence mss wristhand rotary workers reported higher prevalences mss neck upper back shouldersour findings draw attention higher workrelated mss upper extremity among dairy parlor workers trend toward larger herd sizes us dairy farms continues need health safety research increase