Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Assessment inCab drivers

Samreen Fatima1, Ambreen Fatima2, Utsav Raj3, Mangalam Kumari4, Akshay Anand5, Neha Chauhan6, Sakshi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2020

Abstract

Background: The cab drivers have to be in a particular posture for driving. They have to be in a prolongedsitting position till the time they are driving the car, this affects their back, neck, ankle &foot. it was foundin the previous studies that these people develop work related musculoskeletal disorders & pain due to theirwrong posture. This study focuses on assessment of musculoskeletal disorder in professional cab drivers.Methodology: It is a one-time observational study,30 cab drivers were involved in the study of the agegroup 18-55 years. They were screened for the inclusion & exclusion criteria,then they were asked to fill thequestionnaire for assessment, analysis of the result will be done finally.Result: The result shows that the 70% of cab drivers were suffering from lower back painConclusion: In this study we found that most of the car drivers suffers from back pain. They were advisedfor the posture correction.

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