Musculoskeletal disorder among physiotherapists - a survey report
| Main Authors: | SHARAN, Deepak, MOHANDOSS, Mathankumar, RANGANATHAN, Rameshkumar, RAJKUMAR, Joshua Samuel, JOSE, Jerrish A |
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| Format: | Proceeding eJournal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3535586 |
Daftar Isi:
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD) are common in physiotherapists and are continually growing. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and regional distribution of WRMSD among physiotherapists in India. It is a prospective survey study in which 225 physiotherapists in India were asked to fill in a structured questionnaire. The mean age of the subjects was 28.6 ± 2.96 years. On an average the subjects worked for 9.29 ± 1.08 hours per day for 6 days a week. 81.25% of the subjects complained of pain or discomfort within the past year. The commonest site of pain was neck, upper back, lower back, wrist and hand, shoulder and ankle.