Analyzing the influencing factors of neck and low back work-related musculoskeletal disorders in acupuncturists
- Author:
HUANG Yun xuan ZHANG Kun ZHUANG Zi qi YANG Lian sheng
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Work related musculoskeletal disorders Acupuncturist Prevalence Individual factors Ergonomics Influencing ； factor Occupational factor
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2022;49(05):507-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective - （ ）
To analyze the current situation of work related musculoskeletal disorders WMSDs in neck and low
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back of acupuncturists and to explore its influencing factors. A total of 272 acupuncturists from 21 hospitals above
grade B level in Guangdong Province were selected as study subjects using convenient sampling method. The revised Chinese
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version of Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire was used to investigate the prevalence of WMSDs in the past one year and
Results
the influencing factors of WMSDs in the high incidence areas such as neck and low back were analyzed. The annual
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prevalence of WMSDs among acupuncturists was 94.9%. The prevalence of WMSDs in the neck 81.6% low back 81.6%
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and shoulder 63.2% was the highest and the prevalence of WMSDs in both the neck and low back was 73.5%. The prevalence
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of multi site WMSDs was higher than that of single site WMSDs 86.0% 8.8% <0.01 . Multivariate logistic regression
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analysis showed that acupuncturists who were female long time sitting work repeated operations within one minute and work
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changing every day were common risk factors for neck or low back WMSDs or both neck and low back all <0.05 . Keeping the
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same posture for a long time driving to work and personnel shortage were risk factors for low back WMSDs in acupuncturists
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all <0.05 . Uncomfortable working posture was a risk factor for WMSDs in both neck and low back <0.05 .
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Acupuncturists are the high risk population of WMSDs and the neck and low back are the high risk sites of WMSDs. The
influencing factors of WMSDs in acupuncturists include individual factors and occupational factors such as poor ergonomics and
work organization.
