A brief bibliographic review was undertaken on Repetitive Strain Injury/Work Related Osteomuscular diseases, analyzing the etiological factors involved and current explanatory models. A proposal for a new approach is suggested, integrating the biopsychosocial factors involved in the generation and evolution of such injuries and diseases. This article reflects the idea that the transition from a study of isolated factors to the consideration of the dynamics of the interaction between these factors would allow the current multidisciplinary approach to progress towards a transdisciplinary model.
Cumulative trauma disorders; models; multidisciplinarity; transdisciplinarity; occupational health
