Musculoskeletal disorders as a public health concern in India: A call for action

Yasobant, Sandul; Mohanty, Satyajit

doi:10.4103/pjiap.pjiap_41_17

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“…In India, epidemiological studies indicate the community-based prevalence of about 20% and occupation-specific prevalence found to be as high as 90% in various studies. [2] 55.8% of the bus drivers experienced these disorders in a study in Karnataka. [3] 62.5% of the workers were prone to work related injuries in a textile industry in Tamil Nadu.…”

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“…[4] The most commonly reported biomechanical risk factors with at least reasonable evidence include excessive repetition, awkward postures, and heavy lifting. [2] Prolonged walking, running, repetitive tasks such as lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing of heavy loads are required in an industry. Pulling/pushing containers and lifting/carrying loads lead to repetitive bending, awkward postures, static muscle contraction, and as a result have a high risk of musculoskeletal disorders.…”

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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry Workers

Shah¹,

Lakhani

2021

Int J Health Sci Res

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The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in bio-pharmaceutical industry workers. A cross sectional survey was conducted on 33 bio-pharmaceutical industry workers by administering the Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire to quantify the musculoskeletal pain and activity limitation in 9 body regions. The Rapid Office Strain Assessment was used to assess the work-related postures and ergonomics of the computer operators in this industry. A Self-Designed Questionnaire was administered to obtain data regarding the various musculoskeletal problems faced by Bio-pharmaceutical industrial workers, work-related risk factors and various postures attained throughout the day. Out of the 33 workers investigated, 21 workers (63%) of the workers experienced musculoskeletal pain. Isolated spine pain was the commonest, and was reported in 8 out of 21 individuals (38%). Spine with upper and lower limb pain was the next most common, and was reported in 5 out of 21 individuals (24%). 4 out of 21 individuals had spine and lower limb pain (19%). The Rapid Office Strain Assessment scores of all the workers was above 5 indicating “high risk” which implied that immediate ergonomic change was necessary. This study concluded that there was 63% prevalence of musculoskeletal pain. The most common site of pain were the spine, followed by pain in the spine with both upper and lower extremities. All the workers were exposed to different ergonomic risk factors. The study concluded that implementation of ergonomic interventions may minimize the risks of work related musculoskeletal pain. Key words: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, Rapid Office Strain Assessment, Ergonomic hazards.

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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry Workers

Shah¹,

Lakhani

2021

Int J Health Sci Res

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“…4 The global prevalence of MSDs ranges from 14% to as high as 42%. 5 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 40% of people over the age of 60 years suffer from MSD. 5 According to the 'fear avoidance' model of chronic pain, there are two extreme responses to pain-related fear: confrontation and avoidance.…”

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“…5 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 40% of people over the age of 60 years suffer from MSD. 5 According to the 'fear avoidance' model of chronic pain, there are two extreme responses to pain-related fear: confrontation and avoidance. 6 Avoidance of activities causing more stress at the back maintains or aggravates the pain related fear while a reduction in the pain related fear is observed due to confrontation.…”

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Reliability and Validity of Kannada Version of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-KA-11) - A Validation Study

Maitri Shastri,

Mageswaran Nagarajan,

Syamala Maheshwari

2022

IJPOT

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Background: Chronic widespread pain disorders prevalence has been reported to be 1%-15%. The global prevalence of MSDs ranges from 14% to as high as 42%. Fear of movement/(re)injury have been considered one of the most significant predictors of pain perpetuation and pain behavior, and is a central construct in the cognitivebehavioral model of Fear-Avoidance. One of the most widely used instruments to measure fear of movement or (re)injury during movement is TSK-11.Objectives: To translate TSK-11 questionnaire into Kannada version. To find out test-retest reliability of TSK-11 in Kannada version among chronic musculoskeletal pain subjects. To find out construct validity of TSK 11 in Kannada version among chronic musculoskeletal pain subjects.Methodology: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the original English versions of the TSK-11 was performed according to the published guidelines. The psychometric properties were evaluated by administering the questionnaire to 70 chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders patients. Test-retest reliability was estimated by internal consistency and test-retest assessment. Patients completed questionnaire twice with an interval of 1 week. Convergent construct validity was performed in relation to FABQ-KA.Results: With respect to the chronic pain samples, the TSK-11 total score was significantly and positively correlated with catastrophizing, depression, anxiety, and pain intensity, and fear avoidance behavior of FABQ scores. Testretest reliability was tested by using ICC (Baseline and post 1 week) internal consistency was reported in terms of Cronbach's α (0.89). Cronbach's α coefficient was calculated for item-scale correlation. It was calculated from first and second administration of TSK-KA-11(Level of significance was set up P > 0.05). Conclusion:Results suggest that the TSK-KA-11 has been successfully translated and cross-culturally adapted from English to Kannada version and provides with the evidence that the TSK-KA-11 is a reliable and valid measure to assess 'Fear of re-injury' in Kannada-speaking chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder patients.

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“…The global prevalence of postoperative pain varies from 14 to 70%, and the scenario is even more serious in India, where [ 80% of patients experience postoperative pain [4][5][6][7][8]. Pain due to musculoskeletal disorders is another common form of acute pain, and occupationspecific prevalence is reported to be * 90% in India [9]. Acute flare-ups of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are significant contributors to the burden of acute pain in India.…”

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Tramadol/Diclofenac Fixed-Dose Combination: A Review of Its Use in Severe Acute Pain

Shah¹,

Sorathia

2020

Pain Ther

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Pain is a health issue affecting all populations, regardless of age, gender, economic status, race, or geography. Acute pain is the most common type of pain, with a complex aetiology. Inadequately managed acute pain adversely affects quality of life and imposes significant economic burden. The majority of the available pain-relieving drugs have monomodal mechanisms of analgesia, which necessitates combining drugs with non-redundant mechanisms of action in order to provide adequate pain relief and reduce the side effects from higher doses of individual drugs. In this regard, combining an oral opioid (such as codeine or tramadol) and a non-opioid (such as paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) offers a plausible option.

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Musculoskeletal disorders as a public health concern in India: A call for action

Cited by 15 publications

References 3 publications

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry Workers

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry Workers

Reliability and Validity of Kannada Version of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-KA-11) - A Validation Study

Tramadol/Diclofenac Fixed-Dose Combination: A Review of Its Use in Severe Acute Pain

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