Open AccessEFFECTS OF FREQUENT KNEE BENDING AND OCCUPATION RELATED RISK FACTORS WITH KNEE JOINT PATHOLOGIES – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s) -
Munira Mukadam,
Mahnoor Khursheed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.8.2/003
Subject(s) - squatting position , medicine , knee joint , osteoarthritis , knee pain , physical therapy , observational study , cochrane library , risk factor , physical medicine and rehabilitation , meta analysis , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology
BACKGROUND AND AIMSKnee pathologies are one of the most common musculoskeletal ailments with high rate of prevalence of degenerative knee changes causing functional limitations and participation restriction. Number of occupational exposures has shown positive correlation to Knee OA, associated with varying occupations and their demands.DATABASES AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAThe observational studies were searched on the databases MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar, PEDro and Cochrane Library from April to May 2019. It was ensured that all articles were full-text in English language whereas screening was executed on relevant titles and abstracts, evaluated on the basis of occupational hazards/risk factors and its impact on knee joint.RESULTSNumber of studies represented varying occupational clusters that lead to certain risks factors according to demand. A positive relationship was indicated between age and Knee OA, along with squatting and knee pain that may results in elevated risk of disability and knee joint pathologies.CONCLUSIONIt was concluded that occupational exposures involved certain risk factors that may altered the knee joint function and increases the risk of Knee OA for future.KEYWORDSKnee Joint, Knee Injuries, Occupations, Risks, Health, Osteoarthritis.