Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Assessment inCab drivers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12761Keywords:
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.
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