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Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review
This study aimed to systematically compare three representative observational methods for assessing musculoskeletal loadings and their association with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs): Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS), Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), and Rapid Entire Body Assessment...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8744662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35010850 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010595 |
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description | This study aimed to systematically compare three representative observational methods for assessing musculoskeletal loadings and their association with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs): Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS), Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). The comparison was based on a literature review without time limitations and was conducted on various factors related to observational methods. The comparisons showed that although it has a significant limitation of comprising only two classifications for the leg postures, (1) the RULA is the most frequently used method among the three techniques; (2) many studies adopted the RULA even in evaluation of unstable lower limb postures; (3) the RULA assessed postural loads as higher risk levels in most studies reviewed in this research; (4) the intra- and inter-reliabilities for the RULA were not low; and (5) the risk levels assessed by the RULA were more significantly associated with postural load criteria such as discomfort, MHTs and % capable at the trunk, and MSDs. |
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spelling | pubmed-87446622022-01-11 Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review Kee, Dohyung Int J Environ Res Public Health Review This study aimed to systematically compare three representative observational methods for assessing musculoskeletal loadings and their association with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs): Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS), Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA), and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). The comparison was based on a literature review without time limitations and was conducted on various factors related to observational methods. The comparisons showed that although it has a significant limitation of comprising only two classifications for the leg postures, (1) the RULA is the most frequently used method among the three techniques; (2) many studies adopted the RULA even in evaluation of unstable lower limb postures; (3) the RULA assessed postural loads as higher risk levels in most studies reviewed in this research; (4) the intra- and inter-reliabilities for the RULA were not low; and (5) the risk levels assessed by the RULA were more significantly associated with postural load criteria such as discomfort, MHTs and % capable at the trunk, and MSDs. MDPI 2022-01-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8744662/ /pubmed/35010850 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010595 Text en © 2022 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Kee, Dohyung Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review |
title | Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review |
title_full | Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review |
title_fullStr | Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review |
title_short | Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review |
title_sort | systematic comparison of owas, rula, and reba based on a literature review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8744662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35010850 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010595 |
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