Background & Aims of the Study: In developing countries, with increasing use of computer systems, millions of computer workers are at high risk of neck and shoulder pains. The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between work-related physical and psychosocial factors and persistent neck and shoulder pains among computer office workers. Materials & Methods : This longitudin...

Background: Students often use gadgets for learning needs a long time, and most of them do not pay attention to ergonomic body positions tend be in static state. This causes tension the muscles around neck shoulders that triggers point, resulting myofascial pain syndrome upper trapezius muscles. has an impact on student productivity. Objective: determine effect combination progressive muscle re...

Background: The association between the occurrence of road accidents and WMSD is a topic that has attracted much attention in the transportation industry. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in professional truck drivers and their impact on the occurrence of road accidents. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 200 professional truck drivers...

Background: Tenderness, pain, muscle weakness, and limited range of motion (ROM) are symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome, which leads to restrictions on physical, occupational and social activities and ultimately reduction of productivity and quality of life. Different methods of rehabilitation are used to improve the symptoms of these patients. One of the new methods is the use of kinesio tap...

OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of self reported musculoskeletal complaints in the back, arms or neck, and legs among workers in the spinning industry, and to investigate the relations between these complaints and work related variables. METHODS An interview based questionnaire survey was carried out in two spinning industry factories in Lithuania. RESULTS The study group consisted of...

The role of women farmers in various regions Indonesia is very much needed because the need for food relatively high. working hours also high, with an average 35 per week. Based on results preliminary observations using Nordic Body Map, it was found that female farmer felt pain back, neck, upper arms, and wrists. This study uses QEC (Quick exposure checklist) method. this method, several parts ...

This study investigates the cross-sectional descriptive characteristics of male shipbuilding workers’ musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and factors associated with MSDs in neck, shoulders, elbows, low back, or knees. From national compensation data confirmed as during three years between 2015 2017, 985 workers were analyzed terms age, work experience, occupations, company size, MSD type accordin...