Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Physical Therapists: A Prospective Cohort Study With 1-Year Follow-up

Campo, Marc; Weiser, Sherri; Koenig, Karen L.; Nordin, Margareta

doi:10.2522/ptj.20070127

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“…West and Gardner [7] reported that 16% of physiotherapists first experienced their injury as students, whereas 56% reported their worst injury to have occurred within the first 5 years of working as a physiotherapist. The most common region of injury is the low back [3,4,6,7]. In our study, only 17.7% of physiotherapy students had never experienced LBP.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, this was the first study that clearly demonstrated the association between undergraduate physiotherapy study and LBP. There are many reports in the literature concerning the burden of work-related musculoskeletal injuries in physiotherapists [3][4][5][6][7]. West and Gardner [7] reported that 16% of physiotherapists first experienced their injury as students, whereas 56% reported their worst injury to have occurred within the first 5 years of working as a physiotherapist.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These professionals routinely perform some activities that could be risk factors for development of back pain like manual therapy such as soft tissue mobilization, transferring dependent patients, assisting patients in gait, providing manual resistance, assisting with mat activities, and lifting heavy and cumbersome equipment. Campo et al [3] conducted a 1-year prospective study with physiotherapists in order to verify the incidence of work-related musculoskeletal injuries in these professionals. They found a 1-year LBP incidence of 6.6%.…”

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“…Some studies have demonstrated that physiotherapists have a high prevalence of LBP [3][4][5][6][7]. The activities of these professionals are related to the development of this pain [3,4,7].…”

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“…The activities of these professionals are related to the development of this pain [3,4,7]. It is estimated that up to 60% of LBP events in this group occur as a consequence of work-related injuries [3][4][5][6][7].…”

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Increased prevalence of low back pain among physiotherapy students compared to medical students

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Some studies have demonstrated that physiotherapists have a high prevalence of low back pain (LBP). The association between physiotherapy students, who are potentially exposed to the same LBP occupational risks as graduates, and LBP has never been demonstrated. The objective of the study is to evaluate the association between undergraduate physiotherapy study and LBP. The study design includes a cross-sectional study. A questionnairebased study was carried out with physiotherapy and medical students. LBP was measured as lifetime, 1-year and point prevalence. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to find the factors associated with LBP. Bivariate analyses were also performed to assess differences between LBP characteristics in the two courses. 77.9% of the students had LBP at some point in their lives, 66.8% in the last year and 14.4% of them reported they were suffering from LBP at the moment of answering the questionnaire. Physiotherapy students reported a higher prevalence of LBP when compared with the medical students in all measures. In the logistic regression model, physiotherapy students (A-OR 2.51; 95% CI 1.35-4.67; p = 0.003), and being exposed to the undergraduate study for more than four semesters (A-OR 2.55; 95% CI 1.43-4.55; p = 0.001) were independently associated with LBP. There were no differences between the courses concerning pain intensity and disability. As it was a crosssectional study, we were not able to observe accurately if there is an increasing incidence of LBP during the course. Also, we did not intend to identify which activities in the course were associated with the development of LBP. This study clearly demonstrated an association between undergraduate physiotherapy study and LBP. The length of course exposure is also associated with LBP.

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Musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers: An exploratory study on gender differences

Barbosa

Assunção

Araújo

2013

American J Industrial Med

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The findings suggest gender differences in the distribution of upper-limb musculoskeletal pain across occupational groups. It also support initiatives that focus on the need to give visibility to the different effects of working conditions on the health of occupational groups and suggest the importance of developing specific measures to promote women's health. The higher prevalence of pain observed among women with high domestic workloads suggests the importance of these activities when evaluating workload in occupational studies.

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Work‐related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011

Kucera

Roos

Hootman

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American J Industrial Med

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Background Little is known about the work-related injury and illnesses experienced by certified athletic trainers (AT). Methods The incidence and characteristics of injury/illness claims filed in two workers’ compensation systems were described from 2001 to 2011. Yearly populations at risk were estimated from National Athletic Trainers’ Association membership statistics. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were reported by job setting. Results Claims were predominantly for traumatic injuries and disorders (82.7%: 45.7% sprains/strains, 12.0% open wounds, 6.5% bruises) and at these body sites (back 17.2%, fingers 12.3%, and knee 9.6%) and over half were caused by body motion and overexertion (51.5%). Compared with school settings, clinic/hospital settings had modestly higher claim rates (IRR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.06–1.52) while other settings (e.g., professional or youth sport, nursing home) had lower claim rates (IRR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.44–0.70). Conclusions These first known estimates of work-related injuries/illnesses among a growing healthcare profession help identify occupational tasks and settings imposing injury risk for ATs.

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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Physical Therapists: A Prospective Cohort Study With 1-Year Follow-up

Abstract: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent in physical therapists. Physical therapy exposures, patient handling, and manual therapy, in particular, increase the risk for WMSDs.

Cited by 178 publications

References 48 publications

Increased prevalence of low back pain among physiotherapy students compared to medical students

Increased prevalence of low back pain among physiotherapy students compared to medical students

Musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers: An exploratory study on gender differences

Work‐related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011

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