2013
DOI: 10.36283/pjr.zu.2.2/006
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Association of Prolong Sitting With Common Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Private and Public Sector Bankers

Abstract: To compare the frequency of common musculoskeletal disorders due to prolong sitting among private and public sector bankers. This study was a cross-sectional study. Participants between 25-50 years of age, working in banks for more than one year were inducted in the study. All bankers were divided into private and public sector groups. Employees were selected from private sector and public sector banks of Karachi. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from bankers of both sectors. The study … Show more

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“…Indeed, forbidding women from weaving thus gives the men responsible occupation and capacitates them to fend for their families as well. We find a parallel scientific basis for this taboo for which we argue in favour of this indigenous knowledge that sitting for long hours has medical consequences (Johansson et al, 2020;Naqvi et al, 2013). Commenting on the issue of taboo, another elder explained that forbidding women from weaving is not to render them inferior to men but rather to protect them and establish distributed responsibility among men and women in society.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Indeed, forbidding women from weaving thus gives the men responsible occupation and capacitates them to fend for their families as well. We find a parallel scientific basis for this taboo for which we argue in favour of this indigenous knowledge that sitting for long hours has medical consequences (Johansson et al, 2020;Naqvi et al, 2013). Commenting on the issue of taboo, another elder explained that forbidding women from weaving is not to render them inferior to men but rather to protect them and establish distributed responsibility among men and women in society.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…The EAUW assessment of risks among bank tellers revealed prolonged sitting, awkward neck postures and high repetitive movements as predominant risk factors. These risk factors are known to contribute to the development of WMSDs in various working populations (Kasaw et al, 2020; Naqvi et al, 2013) and are associated with neck and back pain, which are the cause of the most prevalent WMSDs reported among bankers (Kasaw et al, 2020). Prolonged sitting may be a source of fatigue leading to psychosocial stress.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the United States, 1.4 million working days were lost from musculoskeletal disorders between [2]. The condition of the body and the type and conditions of physical labor can cause permanent pain and damage to the joints, tissues, and muscles as an important factor [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Banking is among the businesses sitting with the use of computers and is transferring money and exposing the banker with stress and ergonomic problems [23]. Studies show that poor postures and constant status of employees of the bank are considered as a risk factor for the development of musculoskeletal problems [3]. Employees of the bank as having an occupational group with physical and mental needs in their work tasks are subject to numerous problems such as musculoskeletal disorders [24].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%