Open AccessPrevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD’s) among Bank Employees of Patiala (Preliminary Study)
Author(s) -
Ramanjit Kaur,
Ajay Pal Nat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
shanlax international journal of arts, science and humanities (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-0397
DOI - 10.34293/sijash.v8i3.3556
Subject(s) - medicine , musculoskeletal disorder , physical therapy , work (physics) , work related musculoskeletal disorders , government (linguistics) , family medicine , environmental health , human factors and ergonomics , engineering , poison control , linguistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering
The purpose of this study is to examine bank employees of Government and Private sector banks for the prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD’s). For this purpose, a sample group of 30 bankers age 25-35 years were examined with the help of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire. Statistical tools were used to evaluate the responses from the respondents. Results-56.66% of respondents reported having neck problems, 33.33% Suffers from low backrelated problems, and 20% were suffering from shoulder related problems. The study shows the high prevalence of WMSD’s in bank employees.