2023
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021465
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among General and Technical Secondary School Students in Egypt

Abstract: (1) Background: Children spend a lot of time within schools. The school setting generally has many ergonomic hazards and reinforced behavior patterns which put children at greater risk of environmental hazards than adults during their critical developmental stages. (2) Objective: The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and detect spinal deformities amongst general and technical secondary school students. (3) Methods: A total of 418 students from the se… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1
1

Citation Types

0
3
0

Year Published

2023
2023
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
4
1

Relationship

0
5

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 6 publications
(3 citation statements)
references
References 42 publications
0
3
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among healthcare professionals are prevalent and are costly public health problems across the globe [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. WRMSDs typically manifest in the neck, lower back, and shoulder regions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among healthcare professionals are prevalent and are costly public health problems across the globe [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. WRMSDs typically manifest in the neck, lower back, and shoulder regions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For children, foreign scientists have proposed a comprehensive approach that allows factoring in the influence of all sources of EMFs on the body. For the purpose, they used spot and personal (portable) exposure meters that registered RF EMFs affecting children at school, at home, on playgrounds [29].…”
Section: обзор литературыmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The prolonged use of various electronic gadgets by schoolchildren and students both when preparing for lessons and training sessions and in their spare time results in postural distortion due to incorrect working posture. Poor working posture when reading or writing for a long time can lead to the lower back pain, paravertebral muscle fatigue, changes in biomechanics and impaired function of the spine [28,29].…”
Section: обоснование программ гигиенического воспитания по профилакти...mentioning
confidence: 99%