MSD Research Advocates Press Capitol Hill For Funds; Push To Mandate NIOSH Study Stalls

A group of orthopedic surgeons, patients and researchers pressed members of Congress and staff in recent days for a more intensive government effort to study musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), continuing a push for funding to study the issue, which is a key concern among OSHA stakeholders. MSD research advocates want continued resources set aside for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research projects on such disorders – though sources say an earlier legislative drive to mandate a NIOSH study has not picked up momentum in the current Congress. Advocates organized by the American Academy of Ort