Incidence of musculoskeletal disorders related to work by physiotherapists

Idreis, Hadeel

Title: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders amongst Physical Therapists and Assistants in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Aim: 1) To determine the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorder among physical therapist and assistants in physical therapy departments in Jeddah city. 2) To determine what age and sex (male- female) has the highest rates of disorders 3) To determine the most problematic area in the body that physical therapist and assistants complain from. Methods: Modified Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire which was adapted in a study was made Kuwait in the year of 2010 it's a combination of self-writing and multiple choice questions. Paper based survey was distributed to 165 participants from different work settings in Jeddah City then analysed with SPSS analytics software. Result: The percentage of Work related musculoskeletal disorder among physical therapists in Jeddah city is 86.1%. The risk factors associated with work was scored as moderate by 70.3%. The low back region is most body parts complained about by 42.42%. Both sexes (Male-Female) where affected equally as age, BMI was not related significantly except in few body parts. Also, the absence of assistive machinery devices was only significant in two (Shoulder and Wrist) body region where the rest was not significant. Thus...

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