Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Assessment inCab drivers

Authors

  • Samreen Fatima1, Ambreen Fatima2, Utsav Raj3, Mangalam Kumari4, Akshay Anand5, Neha Chauhan6, Sakshi Arora6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12761

Keywords:

WRMSD, posture, pain, musculoskeletal disorder.

Abstract

Background: The cab drivers have to be in a particular posture for driving. They have to be in a prolonged
sitting position till the time they are driving the car, this affects their back, neck, ankle &foot. it was found
in the previous studies that these people develop work related musculoskeletal disorders & pain due to their
wrong posture. This study focuses on assessment of musculoskeletal disorder in professional cab drivers.
Methodology: It is a one-time observational study,30 cab drivers were involved in the study of the age
group 18-55 years. They were screened for the inclusion & exclusion criteria,then they were asked to fill the
questionnaire for assessment, analysis of the result will be done finally.
Result: The result shows that the 70% of cab drivers were suffering from lower back pain
Conclusion: In this study we found that most of the car drivers suffers from back pain. They were advised
for the posture correction.

Author Biography

  • Samreen Fatima1, Ambreen Fatima2, Utsav Raj3, Mangalam Kumari4, Akshay Anand5, Neha Chauhan6, Sakshi Arora6

    1Ph.D. Scholar AMU, 2Assistant Professor, Galgotias University Greater Noida, 3Student Researcher, BPT
    Galgotias University, 4Assistant Professor, Galgotias University Greater Noida, 5Assistant Professor Manav
    Rachna University, 6Assistant Professor, Galgotias University

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Published

2020-10-29

How to Cite

Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Assessment inCab drivers. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 7101-7105. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12761