Common Upper and Lower Limb Msds in Hcps

Abstract

Upper limb or upper extremity, refers to the part of human body extending from the shoulder to the finger tips, encompassing the arm, forearm, wrist and hand, it’s involved in various activities such as ; grasping, lifting and manipulation of objects. Performing repetitive tasks such as lifting patients, or administering treatments can strain muscles and tendons, leading to overuse injuries like tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. The percentage of adults with lower limb pain (LLP) increases with age, Occupations considered to be physically demanding, such as construction workers, floor layers, brick layers, fishermen, farmers and service personnel (including but not limited to salespersons, health care workers, police officers) were associated with an increased risk of the development of LL pain (40.1%- 70%)  with more than 50% of the LLP cases could be attributed to work. LLP is prevalent among HCPs, in a systematic review and meta-analyse, the prevalence of LLP that lasted more than a day in the previous 12 months  among HCPs ranged from 20% to 35%. Nurses, physiotherapists and surgeon had higher rates of MSD prevalence in LL than other occupations. Among health care providers (HCPs) the knee and ankle/foot regions are most commonly affected by musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) .