Musculoskeletal disorders are an important occupational health problem in dentistry. Few studies have compared these disorders in dentists with other occupational groups. We assessed musculoskeletal disorders in female dentists in comparison with female pharmacists. A cross-sectional study by means of Musculoskeletal Nordic Questionnaire was performed among 191 female general dentists and 211 f...

Objective: To systematically review literature on the relationship of sleep with musculoskeletal disorders. Method: The systematic was conducted after approval from ethics board University Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised search relevant published 2012 to 2020 Web Science, Latin America Caribbean Literature Health Sciences PakMedinet electronic databases. key words used during included workers, ...

  Purpose: To determine the musculoskeletal complaints associated with using computer and its   ergonomic risks for office workers of a medical sciences university in Tehran.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a background questionnaire was used   to determine individuals and computer use habits’ characteristics. A total number of 164 office   workers of AJA University of M...

background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders are the most important problems in the health workforce. these discomforts cause many working days losses, increase absenteeism from work, and impose annual economic costs. awkward posture is the most important factor among the risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. this study aimed at implementing an interventional ergonomic ...

Background: Musculoskeletal symptoms are the main cause of loss of working time, and increase in labor costs. Poor posture is the most important risk factor for work-related musculoskeletal symptoms. This study aimed at evaluating the role of ergonomic risk factors in different surgical (open surgery, laparoscopy, and microsurgery) in the frequency or resonance frequency of musculoskeletal symp...

OBJECTIVES Information technologies have been developing very rapidly, also in the case of occupational activities. Epidemiological studies have shown that employees, who work with computers, are more likely to complain of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between neck MSD and individual and work related factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS The inve...

OBJECTIVES To identify work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and any associated work-related risk factors, focusing on structural labor factors among hotel workers. METHODS A total of 1,016 hotel workers (620 men and 396 women) were analyzed. The questionnaire surveyed participants' socio-demographics, health-related behaviors, job-related factors, and work-related musculoskeletal symptoms. W...