ArticleErgonomics2022
The impaired healing hypothesis: a mechanism by which psychosocial stress and personal characteristics increase MSD risk?
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biopsychosocial and physical factors associated with firefighter musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.Journal of occupational health · 2025Pooled it
- Workplace Psychosocial Factors and Their Association With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Workplace health & safety · 2023Pooled it
- Mechano responsiveness of neuroimmune cross-talk in bone and joints: A narrative review with implications for force-based manipulations.Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2026Review
- Sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: A prospective cohort study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Musculoskeletal Pain Among University Students and Its Correlations with Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Physical Therapists' Expectations Regarding the Recovery of Work-Disabled Individuals Aged 55 and Over.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Article
- Advancing the allostatic load model in military training research: from theory to application.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Wearable Motion Capture Devices for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ergonomics-An Overview of Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Opportunities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Musculoskeletal-Modeling-Based, Full-Body Load-Assessment Tool for Ergonomists (MATE): Method Development and Proof of Concept Case Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Bibliometric analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder in forensic medicine: Research trends, hot spots, and prospects.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Relationship between psychosocial risk factors at work and musculoskeletal symptoms in university professors.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTArticle
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Abstract
While the effects of physical risk factors on MSD development have been a primary focus of musculoskeletal research, psychological stressors, and certain personal characteristics (e.g. ageing, sex, and obesity) are also associated with increased MSD risk. The psychological and personal characteristics listed above share a common characteristic: all are associated with disruption of the body's neuroendocrine and immune responses resulting in an impaired healing process. An impaired healing response may result in reduced fatigue life of musculoskeletal tissues due to a diminished ability to keep pace with accumulating damage (perhaps reparable under normal circumstances), and an increased vulnerability of damaged tissue to further trauma owing to the prolonged healing process. Research in engineered self-healing materials suggests that decreased healing kinetics in the presence of mechanical loading can substantially reduce the fatigue life of materials. A model of factors influencing damage accrual and healing will be presented.
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