Open AccessEvaluation of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Postural Stress of Female “Jari” Workers
Author(s) -
Amitava Pal,
Prakash Chandra Dhara
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_55_17
Subject(s) - sitting , medicine , physical therapy , musculoskeletal disorder , wrist , work related musculoskeletal disorders , work (physics) , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , surgery , environmental health , mechanical engineering , pathology , engineering
The present investigation was aimed to assess the postural stress and the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the "Jari" (golden thread) workers.