LPG filler workers are the individuals that susceptible to having a lung function abnormality and musculoskeletal disorders due to their type of work. If those problems happen, it could affect productivity and quality of life of the workers. The purpose of this research is to determine the description of lung function and musculoskeletal disorders on LPG filler workers in Denpasar. This research was using a cross-sectional study involved 45 people as the subjects. In this research, the subjects are tested their lung function using spirometer and filled a Nordic Body Map questionnaire. The spirometry test showed 23 people (51%) are having lung function abnormality as follows: 17 subjects (38%) with restrictive lung, 4 subjects (9%) with obstructive lung, and 2 subjects (4%) with mixed lung abnormality. Musculoskeletal disorders are mostly experienced on waist 35 subjects (78%), left knee 22 subjects (48%), back 22 subjects (48%), upper neck 21 subjects (47%), and lower neck 21 subjects (47%). Those problems might be associated with working position and work posture during filling the LPG. The characteristic of lung function on LPG filler workers was found mostly restrictive lung function. In the musculoskeletal disorders, the prevalence is mostly on the waist, left knee, and on the back.
Introduction: The obesity on the myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) was reduced the pain thresholds, leads todecreasing of physical functioning and quality of life. The obese group was more sensitive to pain due to the proinflammatorycondition. This study aimed to examined the relationship between the Body Mass Index (BMI)and the pain threshold in MPS patients.Methods and Materials: This study was a cross-sectional study, conducted in an outpatient clinic of MedicalRehabilitation Department of Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. The subjects recruited consecutively.The pain intensity was assessed subjectively by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score from 0 to 10. Thenumber of the trigger points (TP) were examined palpation manually. The pain threshold was evaluated by thealgometer (Kg) on the upper trapezius muscles.Results: The study has recruited 30 patients, aged 40,5 (20-54). The BMI was 24.97 ± 3.39 Kg/M2. The VASscore was 6 (5-8). The number of the TP was 5.83 ± 1.74. The pain threshold was 2.48 ± 0.52 Kg/ cm2. Most ofthe subjects have overweight (20%) and obesity (47%). There was no correlation between the BMI with the painintensity (r=-0.076, p=0.689), with the number of trigger points (r=0.256, p=0.171) and with the pain threshold(r=0.189, p=0.316).Conclusions: Therefore the BMI was not related to the pain intensity, the number of trigger points as wellas with the threshold of pain in the MPS patients. However, the number of the TP tends to increase, and thethreshold of pain has the tendency to reduced in the obese subjects.Keywords: Obesity; Myofascial Pain Syndrome; VAS; Pain Threshold
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