Work related musculoskeletal complains among the health care professionals working at CRP

Abstract

Purpose: To identify the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal complains among the health care professionals working at CRP. Objective: To identify how many health care professionals experience musculoskeletal disease, to find out most affected age group, to identify the Stressful positions, to find out most affected body part among the health care professionals. Methodology: The study design was cross sectional. Total 108 samples were selected by convenience sampling. Results: Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20. 95.4% participants suffered from musculoskeletal disease and 4.6% had not suffered from musculoskeletal disorder. Among 103 participants all of the nurses suffered from musculoskeletal disease. 96% Occupational therapists, 94.4% Physiotherapists, 91.7% Doctors and 91.7% speech language therapists suffered from work related musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. The participants who were in between 24-30 years most commonly suffered from work related musculoskeletal disorder (71.9%). Among the 103 participants lower back=28.6%, neck= 14.9%, upper back=13.3%, shoulder=10.0%, knee=5.8%, ankle and feet= 5.4%, hip= 5.0%, thigh= 4.1%, leg=3.7%, wrist and hand= 3.3%, forearm=2.5%, elbow=2.1% and arm=1.3% were found who were suffer from pain or discomfort in different body part. 68% participants who’s job experience was less than 5 years those were mostly suffer from work related musculoskeletal disorder. Most of the participants experienced work related musculoskeletal complains in their first 1-2 years of work (45.9%). Most stressful position was bending position (41.6%) which makes their symptom worse. Most common pain relieving posture was lying which was found among the 69.9% participants. 91.3% participants thought that ergonomic improvements were needed. Conclusion: Work related musculoskeletal disorders represent a high prevalence for health care profession. In this survey there was a high prevalence of LBP among the health care professionals. In order to reduce spine problems, correct postural practices, relaxation interval sessions during work could be utilized. Health care professionals must focus on proper technique posture and adhere to a regimen of self-care to reduce the risk of pain. Keyword: work related musculoskeletal disorder, health care professional