Abstract
Official publication of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka and was established in 1995. Full text articles available.Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (JCCPSL) has been recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations. The journal is indexed in DOAJ.Manuscripts are only accepted online through the portal of the JCCPSL https://jccpsl.sljol.info/ . The prospective authors must read carefully the section on Author Guidelines and prepare their manuscript accordingly. To submit a manuscript or to check the status of a submission the authors must first be registered in the JCCPSL Editorial Management System using an existing or newly created username and password. Next, choose the ‘Start Submission’ link and follow the five-step article submission process which is a simple and self-guided process.
Highlights
Musculoskeletal disorders of the back, neck and upper limb are a major cause of morbidity and disability with a substantial economic impact
Sick leave taken by mail sorting officers (MSOs) due to musculoskeletal disorders during the past year was low; 6 % of them had taken [1,2,3,4,5] days leave, 3.3% had taken [6-30] days leave and 0.8% had taken more than 30 days leave
The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms such as pain in the back (38.4%, 95% CI = 0.32520.4455), shoulder (27.6%, 95% CI = 0.2233 0.3339), knee (21.2%, 95% CI = 0.1647-0.2660), neck (16.4%,95% CI = 0.1219-0.2138), wrist and hand (11.2%, 95% CI = 0.0772 - 0.1557), and elbow (10.4%, 95% CI = 0.0705 - 0.1466) is high among MSOs at the Central Mail exchange in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Summary
Musculoskeletal disorders of the back, neck and upper limb are a major cause of morbidity and disability with a substantial economic impact. In Britain, rates of incapacity for work because of back problems increased more than seven-fold between 1953 and 1992 at a time when the physical demands of work were generally reducing (3) .In Australia, too, a major epidemic of disability from arm pain was reported in the early 1980s that was not found in other countries where similar technologies and working methods were employed (4) This has prompted the hypothesis that the occurrence and chronicity of non-specific musculoskeletal complaints and resultant disability are importantly determined by cultural influences and health beliefs as well as by physical activities and mental health status (5).
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