Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
| Autor: | Praveen Kumar, Gautham Krishnan, Tilak Prasad, P. Manodh, Anshu Raj |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Medico-Legal Update. |
| ISSN: | 0974-1283 0971-720X |
| DOI: | 10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2173 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Musculoskeletal pain have been an issue of concern for Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons for along time now. The aim of this study is to find the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among oraland maxillofacial surgeons. Method: A cross sectional Analytic study was implemented. The associationof musculoskeletal pain and posture, loupes and demographic characteristics where explored. Chi-squareanalyses were used to compare the different participant responses and the variables and multiple logisticregression was used to determine the significant relationship. Result: Out of a total of 100 MaxillofacialSurgeons 96% and 45% reported to always preferably stand during OT procedures and extractions. Lowerback, neck and shoulder were the main regions that pain was reported. Surgeons who opted to sit duringextractions experienced pain in elbow (P=0.009). Lower back and neck pain was found to be more commonamong surgeons who does not use loupes which may be due to the tensed flexion activity of the muscle.Conclusion: Majority of the subjects had pain in the lower back and no statistical association was found outbetween age and the incidence of pain. It was also found that majority of the subjects who refrained fromusing loupes had experienced pain at multiple sites. |
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