TY - JOUR T1 - Systematic Comparison of OWAS, RULA, and REBA Based on a Literature Review. A1 - Kee,Dohyung, Y1 - 2022/01/05/ PY - 2021/11/26/received PY - 2021/12/23/revised PY - 2022/01/04/accepted PY - 2022/1/11/entrez PY - 2022/1/12/pubmed PY - 2022/1/27/medline KW - OWAS KW - REBA KW - RULA KW - musculoskeletal disorders KW - observational technique JF - International journal of environmental research and public health JO - Int J Environ Res Public Health VL - 19 IS - 1 N2 - 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. SN - 1660-4601 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35010850/Systematic_Comparison_of_OWAS_RULA_and_REBA_Based_on_a_Literature_Review_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -