The MSOP lab employs a holistic approach to examine interrelationships among occupational performance, health, and well-being. Particular areas of interest include worker well-being within built, organizational, and social contexts, as well as the evaluation, prevention, and rehabilitation of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. MSOP research is highly transdisciplinary, leveraging collaborations among occupational science, rehabilitation science, radiologic science, engineering, medicine, and other disciplines to advance knowledge across three primary areas:

• Investigating, measuring, and intervening to optimize interactions among environments (built, organizational, social), occupational performance (e.g., praxis, engagement, productivity), and the health and well-being of workers
• Understanding how individual behaviors, physical exposures, stress, psychosocial factors, and personality traits relate to the development of musculoskeletal disorders or other work-related injuries, and how each factor mitigates or promotes successful prevention (e.g., ergonomics) and rehabilitation (e.g., hand therapy) efforts
• Advancing the use of sonographic imaging for the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with a primary focus on the upper extremities

Musculoskeletal Sonography and Occupational Performance Laboratory (MSOP)
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1640 Marengo Street, Suite 412, Los Angeles, CA 90033