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Jyotsna
Batra,
Nidhi
Kalra,
Ashu
gupta,
Satish
Kumar.
PREVALENCE
OF
WORK
RELATED
MUSCULOSKELETAL
DISORDERS
OF
WRIST
AND
HAND
AMONG
DENTAL
PROFESSIONALS.
Int
J
Physiother
Res
2016;4(5):1652-1657.
DOI:
10.16965/ijpr.2016.154.
Type of Article: Original Research
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2016.154
Page No.: 1652-1657
PREVALENCE OF WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF WRIST AND HAND AMONG DENTAL PROFESSIONALS
Jyotsna Batra *
1
, Nidhi Kalra
2
, Ashu gupta
3
, Satish Kumar
4
.
*
1
Student, MPT (Musculoskeletal), Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute Of Physiotherapy, Kalkaji New Delhi, India.
2
Assistant Professor, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy, Kalkaji, New Delhi, India.
3
Head of Department, Sports Injury Center, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4
Senior Physiotherapist, ESI hospital okhla, New Delhi, India.
Address:
Miss.
Jyotsna
Batra,
Student,
MPT
(Musculoskeletal),
C-152
DDA
Double
storey
flats
garhi
east
of
Kailash
New
Delhi,
India.
E-Mail:
jyotsnabatra401@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Dentistry
is
the
profession
involving
inconvenient
postures
and
repetitive
tasks
of
wrist
and
hand
which
makes
them
more
prone
to
WRMSD
of wrist and hand in comparison with other human service workers
Aim:
The aim of the study is to identify the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders of wrist and hand among dental professionals.
Materials
and
Methods:
A
total
of
150
dental
professionals
were
selected
for
the
study.
Five
groups
were
consisting
of
30
general
dentist,
30
endodontist,
30
orthodontist,
30
dental
assistants,
and
30
oral
and
maxillofacial
surgeons.
Informed
consent
was
taken
.PRWHE
was
given
and
subjects
were
asked
to
mark a number in each item ranging from 0 to 10 and ranges of dominant hand and wrist were also taken.
Results:
the
response
rate
out
of
150
was
139
(92.66%).
The
study
also
revealed
that
the
total
prevalence
of
work
related
musculoskeletal
disorders
according to PRWHE score as administered by the dental professionals was 58.99% and dental assistants had the highest mean of PRWHE Score i.e. 14.8
Conclusion:
From the present study we conclude that work related musculoskeletal disorders of wrist and hand are present among dental professionals.
KEY WORD:
WRMSD (Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders), PRWHE (Patient Rated Wrist And Hand Evaluation Questionnaire
.
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