Musculoskeletal Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Female and Male Physical Therapists.
Brief summary
this study will be conducted to investigate the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders due to the postural load between female and male physical therapists by utilization of digital ergonomics analysis.
Detailed description
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) refer to an array of signs and symptoms involving various areas of the musculoskeletal system. The clinical manifestations of MSDs include pain, swelling/redness, stiffness, and weakness or loss of function. Such manifestations affect the muscles, joints, tendons, nerves, and supporting structures in various body parts. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have a high significant occupation problem worldwide.The prevalence of WRMDs among Egyptian physiotherapists is high. Physical therapist often initiate their clinical careers with prolonged exposure to physically demanding tasks, such as working with patients in various body positions. This early exposure can establish lifelong patterns of movement and posture that increase the risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs). By identifying and addressing potential ergonomic risk between genders during this formative period, we aim to prevent the onset of WRMDs and promote long-term occupational health among physical therapists. This study will focus on assessing the prevalence of poor body mechanics and identifying the risk of WRMDs between female and male physical therapists in their early clinical careers.
Interventions
OTHERfemale physical therapists
109 female physical therapists under Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Among Physical Therapist will be included in the study.
OTHERmale physical therapists
108 male physical therapists under Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Among Physical Therapist will be included in the study.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Males and females Egyptian physical therapists at Al Kasr Elaini Hospital and at the outpatient clinics of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and Badr university, will be included in the study. * Age ranges from 21-30 years old of physical therapists and their BMI is between 18 and 24.9. * 4 hours of work daily at least * No working experience to 2 years of experience only
Exclusion criteria
* Congenital musculoskeletal disorders * Page 3 of 4 \[DRAFT\] - * Fractures * Previous musculoskeletal surgery * Cardiovascular disease * Pulmonary disease * Diabetes * Neurological disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| range of motion | up to one day | kinovea soft wear will be used to measure joints range of motions.this will be applied through Capturing videos by iPhone 11 from lateral view for kinovea analysis the angles degrees of sagittal plane motion (for shoulder , elbow, wrist, neck and trunk joints ) and from anterior view to determined the presence of frontal plane motion (in shoulder, elbow, wrist, neck and trunk joints) |
| postural load | up to one day | The rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) will be used to assess the postural load and to know if physical therapy interns are exposed to MSD risk factors during the performance of their work |
Contacts
CONTACTalaa mohamed, master
Outcome results
None listed