Prevelance of neck pain in health care professionals: A literature review

Neha Anand; Jyoti Sharma; Yamini Sharma; Megha Yadav; Sakshi Arora; Mangalam Kumari

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.5757

Authors

Neha Anand UG Student Researcher, BPT Galgotias University
Jyoti Sharma Associate Prof. Galgotias University
Yamini Sharma Associate Prof. Galgotias University
Megha Yadav Associate Prof. Galgotias University
Sakshi Arora Assistant Prof. Galgotias University
Mangalam Kumari Assistant Prof. Galgotias University

Keywords:

musculoskeletal pain, neck pain, ergonomic, healthcare professionals, physiotherapist, nurses, doctors, health care workers

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) refers to complications related to bone, muscle, tendon, and nerve. According to WHO MSDs refers to complication related to bone, muscle, tendon, cartilage, and the nerve gets affected. Healthcare professionals are more prone to have MSDs. This study is done to find the neck pain, ergonomic, and MSDs in healthcare professionals. Methodology: An online search was done on the basics of neck pain, musculoskeletal disorder, and ergonomic factors. Articles included in this study belonged to health care professionals only. Result: This study reported that dentists, nurses, physiotherapy, surgeon, was at the highest risk of having neck ergonomic complaints. The factors that was responsible for having awkward movement, non-ergonomic environment, repeated body stress, patient handling. Conclusion: Healthcare workers are exposed to have MSDs. WRMSDs silently develop, due to ergonomic, physical, psychosocial factors. Physiotherapists, nurses, dentists, surgeons were affected by MSDs. Positioning, change in work style, decrease work pressure, educating ergonomics and intermittent exercise, stretching, stabilizing, ergonomic principal, knowledge improvement, awareness, training, modified work environment, postural training, regular exercise, alter work tools, change in work technique and change in unhealthy habit are some evident to prevent from health hazards.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Article O, Babar RA, Sadiq A, Hussain SA, Farooq U. WORK RELATED NECK PAIN AMONG THE DENTISTS WORKING IN ISLAMABAD & RAWALPINDI ; A CROSS - SECTIONAL SURVEY. 2020;5(1):22–6.

Hamid A, Salaam Ahmad A, Dar S, Sohail S, Akram F, Irfan Qureshi M. Ergonomics Hazards and Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Workers of Health Care Facilities. Curr World Environ. 2018;13(2):251–8.

Horata ET, Erel S. Evaluation of Low Back and Neck Pain and Disability of Interns at Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of Afyon Kocatepe University. SHS Web Conf. 2017;37:01061.

Abolfazl Zakerian S, Reza Monazzam M, Farhang Dehghan S, Habibi Mohraz M, Safari H, Asghari M. Relationship between knowledge of ergonomics and workplace conditions with musculoskeletal disorders among nurses: A questionnaire survey. World Appl Sci J. 2019;24(2):227–33.

Khandan M, Arab Z, Koohpaei A. High Ergonomic Risk of Computer Work Postures Among Iranian Hospital Staff: Evidence From a Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Hosp Res. 2016;5(1):29–34.

Bazvand zeinab. Ergonomic and At-work Exercises based Educational Program among Nurses Working in Hospital : a Protocol Design regarding Neck Disorders Prevention. 2020;5(2):318–28.

Wang J, Cui Y, He L, Xu X, Yuan Z, Jin X, et al. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors among Chinese medical staff of obstetrics and gynecology. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(6):1–13.

Stucky CCH, Cromwell KD, Voss RK, Chiang YJ, Woodman K, Lee JE, et al. Surgeon symptoms, strain, and selections: Systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical ergonomics. Ann Med Surg. 2018;27(November 2017):1–8.

Sarwar S, Khalid S, Mahmood T, Jabeen H, Imran S. Frequency of Neck and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists. J Islam Med Dent Coll. 2020;9(3):207–11.

Ganer N. Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professional and their Preventive Measure : A Report. 2016;4(4):693–8.

Ribeiro T, Serranheira F, Loureiro H. Work related musculoskeletal disorders in primary health care nurses. Appl Nurs Res [Internet]. 2017;33:72–7. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2016.09.003

Ibrahim NI, Mohanadas D. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among staffs in specialized healthcare centre. Work. 2012;41(SUPPL.1):2452–60.

Ramin Mehrdad MD. Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Hazards among Ira- nian Physicians. work. 2012;15(6):370–4.

Agrawal P, Maiya A, Kamath V, Kamath A. Work related musculoskeletal disorders among medical laboratory professionals: a narrative review. Int J Res Med Sci. 2014;2(4):1262.

Anyfantis ID, Biska A. Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors. Saf Health Work [Internet]. 2017;9(3):314–8. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2017.09.003

Adegoke BOA, Akodu AK, Oyeyemi AL. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian Physiotherapists. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008;9:1–9.

Asghari E, Dianat I, Abdollahzadeh F, Mohammadi F, Asghari P, Jafarabadi MA, et al. Musculoskeletal pain in operating room nurses: Associations with quality of work life, working posture, socio-demographic and job characteristics. Int J Ind Ergon [Internet]. 2019;72(May):330–7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2019.06.009

Rahmani N, Amiri M, Ali Mohseni-Bandpei M, Mohsenifar H, Pourahmadi MR. Work related neck pain in Iranian dentists: An epidemiological study. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2013;26(1):9–15.

Humayun A, Memon PI, Rahman AAU, Siyal FJ, Siddiqui MI, Pirzado S. Physical & Postural Determinants of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Healthcare Professionals. J Pharm Res Int. 2021;33(16):37–41.

Amin junaid. Ergonomics, Exercises and Education to Prevent Neck and Back Pain among Dentists. J Dent Oral Sci. 2019;1(1):1–3.

Bansode A, Hande D. Effectiveness of Isometric Neck Exercises , Stretching and Ergonomics Over Ergonomic Alone For Neck Pain in Physiotherapists. Imp J Interdiscip Res. 2016;2(10):36–40.

S.M.Farhaduzzaman. PREVALENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG SELECTIVE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN BANGLADESH. 2018;4(3):18–28.

RABIEI M. Musculoskeletal disorders in dentists. N Y State Dent J. 2011;64(4):36–9.