Objective: To study the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders among medical representatives in belagavi city.
Method: Subjects between the age group of 25-40 years with a work experience of more than 2 years and those travelling on a two-wheeler for transportation were included in the study. Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was provided to the subjects to assess musculoskeletal symptoms and Numeric pain rating scale was given to quantify the pain experienced. Finally a Body diagram was provided to locate the area of the body affected by pain. Data analysis was carried out after the final tabulation of all scores.
Results: Prevalence of neck pain at 1 year was 40.29% of one or both hips/thighs were 7.28%, at 6 months prevalence of one or both hips/thighs was 26.70% and at 7 days the prevalence for neck was 13.11% and for one or both hips/thigh was 55.83%.
Conclusion: Comparison of gender with prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders at 1 year was significant for neck, one or both hips/thighs and ankle, at 6 months only for one or both hips/thighs and at 7 days for neck and one or both hips/thighs.
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2022: 6.012
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