Prevalence of Cumulative Trauma Disorder of Wrist Joint in  Auto Mechanical Workers

Authors

cumulative trauma disorder, wrist, pain, flexibility

Purpose – To study prevalence of cumulative trauma disorder of wrist joint in Auto mechanical workers.

Method : In this study 60 subjects were taken. Auto mechanical workers working more than 5 year were

included in study to know incidence of CTD or wrist in Auto mechanical workers 4 special test were taken

Majority group age was from 30-55 years of age. Result : In conducted study 4 special test were taken of

subjects. In sharper’s test was negative among all subjects in carpal compression test 3 (5%) subjects were

positive. In phatent’s test 11(18.33%) subjects were positive. In finkstein test 6 (10%) subjects very positive.

Amount of CTD in Auto mechanical workers is 23.33%. Conclusion: The mean age of study subject was

36 years. Pains were preeminently & significantly observed among higher age group as compared to vesser

age groups. Prevalence of CTD in AMW in present study in 23.33

Mandar Kulkarni1 , Trupti Yadav2

1 Final year, Faculty of Physiotherapy, 2Assistant Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Faculty of

Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed to be university, Karad, Maharashtra, India