[Orthopedics and occupational medicine. Building of ergonomic workplaces in the focus of industrial health management].

Musculoskeletal disorders are a challenge for the occupational physician as they can occur in a work-related situation., They must, however, be separated from occupational diseases. At first glance, the change in a worker's capability can be taken to indicate lower efficiency. The ergonomic discussion in the Porsche Improvement Process has led to solutions which could usually be realized. The change in a worker's capability led to a work conception based on current ability.