Symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders in ophthalmologists

Dhimitri, Kenneth; McGwin, Gerald; McNeal, Sandre F.; Lee, Paul P.; Morse, Patti Ann; Patterson, Mark; Wertz, Fleming D.; Marx, Jeffrey L.

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2004.06.091

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“…Likewise, the prevalence of neck and lower back MSDs among physicians were consistent with the findings of Dhimitri et al, (2005) who studied symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders among ophthalmologists in the Northeastern US and reported that 32.6% of this group of physicians had neck pain and 39% had low back pain.…”

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“…Prevalence of shoulder and wrist pain among physicians (23.2% and 20.7%, respectively) ( Table 3) were higher than shoulder and wrist pain reported by Mehrdad et al, (2012) who found that 6.4% and 4% of physicians had shoulder and wrist pain respectively, and lower than that reported by Dhimitri et al (2005) who found that 32.9% of ophthalmologists had upper extremity symptoms.…”

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Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Dentists and Physicians at Minia University Hospitals; A Comparative Study.

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Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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Introduction: Dentistry is a high risk profession for developing MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) because of the high visual demands, prolonged static posture, repetitive motion, inadequate lighting and mental stress that result in prolonged and affixed as well as uncomfortable postures. Aim of Work: To study the occurrence of MSDs among dentists in comparison to physician at Minia University Hospitals. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 328 participants; 164 dental and 164 medical practitioners recruited, interviewed and examined during the period from February, 2015 to December, 2015. Every participant completed a questionnaire that included his socio-demographic data, full occupational history and lifestyle factors as well as information about any job-related MSDs. Describing and determining the site of pain was performed by using the Modified Standard Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), while the severity of pain was assessed by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Results: However, both the dentist and physician groups were matched regarding their age and sex, MSDs were significantly higher among dentists (88.4%) than physician (58.5%), (p=0.001), (OR=5.4). Neck (63.4%), low back (54.3%), shoulder (53%), wrist (49.4%) and upper back (44.5%) were the most common MSDs among dentists. The most common factors that lead to the occurrence of MSDs were prolonged static posture, long duration of employment and increased work load and working hours. Conclusion: MSDs are much higher among dentists than physicians. Neck and low back are the most common sites of MSDs among dental personnel. MSDs risk factors include prolonged static posture, long duration of employment and increased work load and working hours.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Dentists and Physicians at Minia University Hospitals; A Comparative Study.

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Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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“…Musculoskeletal pain is common among ophthalmologists and other eye care physicians (Chams et al 2004;Chatterjee et al 1994;Dhimitri et al 2005;Kitzmann et al 2012;Sivak-Callcott et al 2011). In particular, pain and discomfort in the neck and shoulder region is reported more frequently by eye care physicians than peers in other medical specialties (Kitzmann et al 2012).…”

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Neck and shoulder muscle activity among ophthalmologists during routine clinical examinations

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International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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“…11 Certain occupational groups appear to be more at risk. 2,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] In a cross sectional study carried out by Dolan and Martin 13 to assess the overall prevalence of LBP on 107 gynaecologists, the prevalence of LBP was reported to be 72%. Fifty-three percent blamed their work for their LBP, 32% required a change of their work practice, 20% had taken time off work and 8% had required surgery.…”

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