Investigation of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among male kitchen workers in South India

Abstract

The male kitchen workers who participated in this research were found to possess both MSDs and ergonomic hazards.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A case study among male molasses workers in Nadia district of West Bengal, India

“…[37,38] In this study, it is observed that workers among 15-30 years age group are found less affected from WMSDs compared to higher age groups of workers. It is interesting to observe that workers with higher education levels (secondary and tertiary) are …”

Assessment of shoulder and low back muscle activity of male kitchen workers using surface electromyography

“…The highest prevalence rate of MSD is for the lower back (65.8%), shoulder region (62.3%) and followed by finger/ wrist (43.9%), knee/foot (42.1%), neck region (38.6%), elbow/forearm (31.6%), thigh (30.7%), upper back (21.1%), and chest (20.2%), respectively as shown in the Figure 1. On the other hand, the study results infer that Indian flatbread preparation is a more risky task than the other tasks like preparation of dosa and preparation of rice in the case of Indian kitchen work [13,14]. The findings have served the grounds for assessing the muscle activity on the low back and shoulder region among institutional kitchen workers in south India during their various tasks such as Indian flatbread (chapati) preparation.…”

“…Our previous studies on kitchen workers are in line with several findings. It has been stated that the result of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) survey among 114 male kitchen workers indicates 67.5% of MSDs during the past 12 months [13,14]. The highest prevalence rate of MSD is for the lower back (65.8%), shoulder region (62.3%) and followed by finger/ wrist (43.9%), knee/foot (42.1%), neck region (38.6%), elbow/forearm (31.6%), thigh (30.7%), upper back (21.1%), and chest (20.2%), respectively as shown in the Figure 1.…”

Applications of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire: A Review

“…Singh y Chokhandre (2015) [289] India Application of the NMQ in garbage collectors. Subramaniam y Murugesan (2015) [290] India Application of the NMQ in kitchen workers. Lourenco et al (2015) [291] Portugal Application of the NMQ in workers under 21 years of age.…”

“…Shankar et al [288] as well as Subramaniam and Murugesan [290] studied MSD in kitchen workers. The data were gathered with the NMQ and direct observation.…”