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Appendix C: Panel Response to the Dissent
Pages 458-460

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From page 458...
... His dissent deals almost exclusively with only one of the musculoskeletal disorders considered in the report; specifically he ascribes to the panel overstatements about the research findings relating carpal tunnel syndrome to work exposures of a variety of types.
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From page 459...
... Furthermore, the comments on upper extremity interventions carefully state that interventions influence symptoms, not the incidence of specific disorders (Chapter 8, p. 313~: Studies of engineering interventions for computer-related work that reduce static postural loads, sustained posture extremes, and rapid motions have demonstrated decreases in upper extremity pain reports.
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From page 460...
... Szabo states, "More importantly, reliance on ergonomics to the exclusion of medical and health risk factors can have adverse consequences for the patient." Nowhere in its report does the panel suggest the exclusive use of ergonomic interventions. It is important to reemphasize the fact that we made a major effort to base our conclusions on literature that met accepted scientific criteria and that the report represents consensus of all of the panel members except for Dr.
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