Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders in truck drivers and its associated risk factors

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dc.contributor.authorMehta, Anujen_US
dc.contributor.authorAthavale, Neeraj A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShyam, Ashok K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSancheti, Parag K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:41:14Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:41:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: The main purpose of the study was to find out the different joints affected in the truck drivers and the associated-risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in this population due to the paucity of literature pertaining to Indian truck drivers.Methods: A self-administered closed-ended validated questionnaire was prepared by the researcher incorporated with Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire and numeric pain rating scale and the participants were questioned using the same questionnaire and response was recorded by the researcher.Results: This study found a prevalence rate of work-related musculoskeletal pain to be 76.92% in truck drivers and the most commonly affected joints are lower back followed by the knee, shoulder and cervical spine. The factors which are found to be responsible for work related musculoskeletal pain in truck drivers are age, years of driving, number of driving days in a week, number of driving hours in a day, rest duration, posture, stress, vibration & poor condition of roads.Conclusions: It can be concluded from the results of this study that extrinsic factors do play a significant role in the causation of work-related musculoskeletal pain in truck drivers and are a leading cause for affecting the health of truck drivers and a frequent cause of sickness absenteen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Orthopaedic, Sancheti Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSancheti Institute of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMehta Anuj, Athavale Neeraj A., Shyam Ashok K., Sancheti Parag K.. Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders in truck drivers and its associated risk factors. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Jun; 6(6): 2712-2717en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201353
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192348en_US
dc.subjectMusculoskeletalen_US
dc.subjectTruck-driversen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectFactorsen_US
dc.subjectJointsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders in truck drivers and its associated risk factorsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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