Abstract
Background and Aim Work related musculoskeletal disorders WRMSDs usually develop from repetitive injuries resulting from months or years of exposure to excessive levels of physical or psychological stressors at work. Insufficient data on overall incidence of WRMSDs among hospital workers from India has been noted with lack of organization in sector data. This study aimed at identifying the burden of WRMSDs among hospital based workers. This study was planned as a case study involving a single hospital.Methods The present study was conducted at a multispecialty hospital involving 1240 employees. They were interviewed using Standardized Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire NMQ.Results Overall 84.35 workers reported pain in hip knee and ankle followed by 76.53 reporting pain in upper and lower back 36.85 in neck and shoulder 10.80 in wrist and 5.4 in elbow.Conclusion Hip knee and ankle followed by upper back and lower back were found to be the most affected areas among hospital workers. Work related musculoskeletal disorders are common among hospital employees with majority of them reporting pain in multiple body areas. Adequate measures should be considered to resolve work related musculosketal disorders.nbsp
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