Strength and Perceived Effort in Repetitive Upper-Limb Tasks: An OCRA Method Analysis of 900 Workers
Workers performing repetitive upper limb actions at various strength levels experience different perceived effort rates during tasks. These findings suggest that measuring handgrip strength is a crucial component of risk assessments using the OCRA method. To date, this study's sample size is among the largest for this evaluation method; we believe these results could be a significant step forward in improving the risk assessment process for biomechanical overload.
Authors
- Alessandro Bortoletto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4789-8589)
- Stefano Gobbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1798-5040)
- Francesco Favro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5797-7240)
- Stefano Mattioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9639-7430)
- Emma Sala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-6574)
- Valentina Bullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3947-1593)
- Giuseppe De Palma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9821-3060)
- Marco Bergamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-4324)
- Andrea Di Blasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-3147)
- D. Pavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5360-1104)
- Beatrice Doro
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- University of Brescia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- La Medicina del lavoro
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23749/mdl.v116i4.16856
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00