Assessment of Work Related Musculoskeletal Pain among Professional Drivers in the Service of a Tertiary Institution

Ojo, Ojoawo Adesola

doi:10.11648/j.ajhr.s.2014020501.21

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“…5 Also, Ojo et al (2014) found similar results that 77% of the bus drivers in Nigeria reported that they had experienced WRMSDs at some time. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The higher prevalence among bus drivers in the present study suggests that they are exuberantly predisposed to WRMSDs. This can be due to number In present study, the prevalence of low back pain was highest among the bus drivers that is 30.3%, then neck pain 17.3%, knee pain 14.7%, shoulder 6.3%, ankle and feet 5.7%, upper back 4%, hip and thigh 4%, elbow 1.3% and wrist and hand 1.3%.…”

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The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bus Drivers in Tricity

Lalit

2015

International Journal of Physiotherapy

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Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are widespread in many countries around the world. It has been reported that about 58 percent of the world's population over the age of 10 years spent one third of their life span at work. The population at a high risk include nursing facilities, transportation, mining, food processing, leather tanning, heavy and light manufacturing. Transport workers have been found to be at high risk of developing work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). There has been literature evidence regarding the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in bus drivers of various cities of different countries. But no study has been done so far in Tricity (Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali) for the same. The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among bus drivers of Tricity.Methods: 300 bus drivers were included in the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.The standardized Nordic questionnaire for musculoskeletal disorder and a self administered questionnaire were filled by therapist after the personal interview of each driver.Results: Unpaired t test was used to measure the difference in variable of two groups and Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to determine the correlation between two entities. In the present study, the subjects were in the age group of 25 to 50 years. Out of the total sample of 300 male bus drivers in Tricity, 159 reported that they had WRMSDs. The prevalence of WRMSDs among bus drivers in Tricity was 53%. In present study, the prevalence of low back pain was highest among the bus drivers that are 30.3%, then neck pain 17.3%, knee pain 14.7%, shoulder 6.3%, ankle and feet 5.7%, upper back 4%, hip and thigh 4%, elbow 1.3% and wrist and hand 1.3%. Thus low back pain, neck pain and knee pain are the most prevalent WRMSDs amongst bus drivers.Conclusions: Work-related biomechanical considerations have been found to form important health risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among bus drivers. The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the bus drivers in Tricity is found to be as high as 53%. It is also concluded that the low back (30.3) and neck (17.3) are the most common sites susceptible to injury followed by knees (14.7%) shoulder (6.3%), and ankle/feet (5.7%). Therefore present study results strongly indicate the need for education programmes on ergonomic advice and other precautions for prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in bus drivers should be made mandatory in order to decrease the risk of WRMSDs which may help in improving their quality of life.

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The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bus Drivers in Tricity

Lalit

2015

International Journal of Physiotherapy

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“…The results of the present study showed that back pain (21.38%) and joint pain (26.48%) in drivers and car operators had a relatively high prevalence. Based on the results of the previous studies, the prevalence of MSDs was observed among drivers between 21% and 77%, 6,31 which may have related to the fact that MSDs among drivers are exposure to whole-body vibration, long-term driving, and incorrect or poor driver’s seat 6 . Moreover, MSDs are very prevalent in farmers 3,32.…”

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A Comprehensive Evaluation of Occupational Epidemiology in Western Iran

Darbandi,

Rezaeian,

Najafi

et al. 2023

J Occup Environ Med

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Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), biochemical and anthropometric indicators, and lifestyle among 10 occupational groups. Method: The sample included 4818 men aged 35 to 65 years. The occupational group is based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. Result: The highest prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus was observed in managerial occupational groups (18.62%) and technicians and associate professionals (14%), respectively. Musculoskeletal disorders were more in skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers, as well as craft-related trades workers, and elementary occupations. The highest body mass index was related to the managers. Conclusions: Noncommunicable diseases were higher in managers, while musculoskeletal disorders belonged to farmers and workers. Finally, lifestyle modification can help reduce NCDs and improve biochemical markers by increasing physical activity.

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“…La prévalence de la lombalgie était de 68,89% dans notre étude. Contrairement aux études de Ojo et al [10], Akinpelu et al [11] au Nigéria dont les prévalences sont proches des nôtres, nos résultats sont supérieurs aux 23% rapportés par Ndiaye et al [13] dans une étude similaire au Sénégal Cette différence pourrait s’expliquer par le mode de transport. La lombalgie survient donc chez des sujets relativement jeunes et en pleine activité professionnelle, ce qui pourrait être un handicap à l’exercice de leur profession.…”

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“…Les travailleurs des secteurs du bâtiment et du transport constituent les catégories professionnelles les plus exposées avec des prévalences variant entre 20,5 et 60,4% [8, 9]. En 2014 au Nigéria, une étude réalisée chez les conducteurs de véhicules de transport avait trouvé des prévalences de 50,5% dans l’Etat d’Osun et de 64,8% en 2011 à Ibadan [10, 11]. Au Bénin, le fort taux de chômage a donné naissance depuis quelques années au phénomène de taxi moto, communément appelé «Zémidjan» et leur nombre ne cesse de s’accroitre avec une forte concentration dans les milieux urbains, tels que Porto-Novo, la capitale administrative.…”

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Prévalence et facteurs associés à la lombalgie chez les conducteurs de taxi moto à Porto-Novo (Bénin)

Zomalheto¹,

Mikponhoué²,

Wanvoegbe³

et al. 2019

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction la lombalgie constitue un problème majeur de santé au travail. Certaines populations de travailleurs semblent beaucoup plus exposées que d’autres. L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer la prévalence et les facteurs associés à la survenue de la lombalgie chez les conducteurs de taxi moto à Porto-Novo. Méthodes étude transversale à visée descriptive et analytique qui avait concerné 270 conducteurs de taxi-moto ayant au moins un an d’ancienneté et consentants. Ces derniers étaient soumis au questionnaire de type nordique adapté à notre contexte et un examen physique du rachis. Les données collectées ont été analysées à l’aide du logiciel Epidata 3.1. et STATA/IC 11.0. Le seuil de significativité était de 5% et les intervalles de confiance calculés à 95%. Résultats la prévalence de la lombalgie était de 68,89%. L’âge moyen des conducteurs de taxi-moto était de 42,43 ±11,25 [25-64] ans. La majorité conduisait depuis plus de 5 ans (93,33%). La durée moyenne de conduite par jour était de plus de 8 heures (93,34%) et 68,52% parcouraient plus de 160km par jour. La lombalgie était d’horaire mécanique dans 91,39%. Le mode d’installation était brutal dans 81,73%. La douleur était modérée chez 55,91% des conducteurs, d’évolution aigue (46,24%) et sans irradiation dans 62,36% des cas. L’âge, le niveau d’instruction, le stress, la posture, l’état des amortisseurs de moto étaient associés à la lombalgie chez ces conducteurs de taxi-moto (p < 0,001). Par contre la distance parcourue, la durée de travail, l’ancienneté et l’état des routes n’étaient pas associés à la survenue de la lombalgie. Conclusion la lombalgie demeure un sérieux problème de santé publique notamment chez les conducteurs de taxi-moto dans notre pays où la conduite de moto devient de plus en plus un métier de secours pour la population confrontée au chômage grandissant d’où la nécessité d’agir sur les différents facteurs pour une prévention efficace.

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Assessment of Work Related Musculoskeletal Pain among Professional Drivers in the Service of a Tertiary Institution

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bus Drivers in Tricity

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Bus Drivers in Tricity

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Occupational Epidemiology in Western Iran

Prévalence et facteurs associés à la lombalgie chez les conducteurs de taxi moto à Porto-Novo (Bénin)

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