History of Cause – Effect Relationship Between Whole Body Vibrations and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Truck Drivers

Abstract

Abstract-Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to review the available literature related to ergonomical problems (especially musculoskeletal disorders) of truck drivers in order to trace the origin, objectives, trends and scope for future work. Design/methodology/approach -A review of research articles was conducted for various terms, namely, ergonomic, whole body vibration and musculoskeletal disorders in truck drivers. Findings -From the literature review, it has been observed that truck drivers faced different ergonomical problems in their daily life like pain and discomfort in different body regions and most vulnerable part of the body was lower back as most of the researchers had reported the same. The reason of this pain was the long duration of driving, sitting postures and work stressors.