Volume 26, Issue 130, December 2022

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physiotherapists in Jouf region: A cross-sectional study

Nesma Allam^1,2♦, Reem Alradi¹, Amjad Alruawily¹, Kholoud Alruwaili¹, Taif Alsaiari¹, Reham Alruwaili¹

¹Department of physical therapy and health rehabilitation, collage of applied medical science, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia
²Department of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

^♦Corresponding author
Department of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2478-4474

ABSTRACT

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are most common in physiotherapists due to bad posture and repetitive movement of different body parts. Aims: To find out how common musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors are among physiotherapists in Jouf region. Methods: The present study was conducted in a cross-sectional manner. It depended on both the written and the online version; the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used to evaluate the work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physiotherapists in Jouf region. The study included both female and male physiotherapists in Jouf region who obtained at least a bachelor degree in physical therapy, their ages ranged between 25 and 45 years and working in public or private hospitals. Results: In the last 12 months, the neck had the most pain and discomfort (74%), followed by the low back region (56%) and the lowest area was the elbow (8%). Conclusion: The highest areas with pain were the neck and lower back regions among physiotherapists, due to prolonged restricted posture, improper positions and repeated tasks.

Keywords: Jouf region, Musculoskeletal disorders, Physiotherapists, Work

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms563e2643

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i130/ms563e2643

Published: 26 December 2022