Amna Zahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Farjad Afzal, Waqas Latif, Talha Laique

Work Related Physical Health Challenges Faced by Physical Therapists

Amna Zahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Farjad Afzal, Waqas Latif, Talha Laique



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ABSTRACT

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Objectives: To find the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal problems among the physical therapist.
Study Design: Associational, correlational, causal-comparative.
Methodology: The Physical therapists from clinical setups (private and public) in Lahore, Pakistan, were enrolled taking a sample size of 131. The sample size calculated was by keeping margin of error equal to 13% and level of significance equal to 5%.
Statistical analysis: Data was analyzed by SPSS software, version 25 as qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies and percentages.
Results: There was a significant relation of physical problems related to work of physical therapist as per daily routine of repetitive movements while giving a treatment to the patient.
Conclusion:  We concluded that experts of the field either switch to the academic side or more preventive nature of job to manage the economic needs along with their profession.
Keywords: Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Health Problems.



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