Prevalence of body area work-related musculoskeletal disorders among healthcare professionals: a systematic review

J Jacquier-Bret, P Gorce - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Healthcare professionals perform daily activities that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs). The objective of this review was to summarize these MSDs by body areas in …

Global prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among physiotherapists: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Gorce, J Jacquier-Bret - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are one of the most important problems
among physiotherapists worldwide. However, there is no meta-analysis of the MSD …

Low back pain prevalence and risk factors among health workers in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

HS Al Amer - Journal of occupational health, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Low back pain (LBP) has a major impact on health workers, and its prevalence
and risk factors among them in Saudi Arabia have been investigated previously. However …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of work related musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists and physiotherapists

P Gorce, J Jacquier-Bret - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2024 - Elsevier
Physical therapists and physiotherapists (PPTs) perform and repeat physical tasks that can
lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD). The aim was to study the main …

Physiotherapists' pain attitudes and beliefs towards chronic low back pain and their association with treatment selection: a cross-sectional study

MA Alshehri, H Alzahrani, M Alotaibi, A Alhowimel… - Bmj Open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The main aim of this study was to investigate physiotherapists' pain attitudes and
beliefs towardss non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) and identify whether they are …

Physical therapists with work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the State of Kuwait: A comparison across countries and health care professions

MZ Alnaser, SH Aljadi - Work, 2019 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: In the US, as the demands for rehabilitation services increase, work-related
musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have increased among rehabilitation practitioners. This …

Occupational health in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): A systematic review and call for comprehensive policy development

MA Masood, R Khaled, A Bin-Ismail, L Semerjian… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background This systematic review evaluates occupational health within the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, focusing on ergonomic, physical, chemical, and …

Work-related, non-specific low back pain among physiotherapists in France: prevalence and biomechanical and psychosocial risk factors, as a function of practice …

B Pellissier, FR Sarhan, F Telliez - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background. Physiotherapists worldwide experience lower back pain (LBP). Up to 80% of
physiotherapists report having experienced an episode of LBP at some point in their career …

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapists attributable to manual therapy

L Cornwell, H Doyle, M Stohner… - Journal of Manual & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Use of manual therapy (MT) is a risk factor for the development of work-related
musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) in physical therapists (PTs) although the current …

Ergonomic risk assessment during massage among physiotherapists: Introduction of Generic Postures notion

J Jacquier-Bret, P Gorce, E Rouvière - Work, 2023 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent among physiotherapists. They
perform many repetitive tasks in awkward postures that require a high muscle load. This …