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PURPOSE: Job profiles such as heavy vehicle drivers and transportation office workers that involve prolonged static and inappropriate postures and forceful exertions often impact an individual's health, leading to various disorders, most commonly musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In the present study, various individual risk factors, such as age, weight, height, BMI, sleep patterns, work experience, smoking status, and alcohol intake, were undertaken to see their influence on MSDs. METHODS: The modified version of the Nordic Questionnaire was administered in the present cross-sectional study to collect data from 48 heavy vehicle drivers and 40 transportation office workers. RESULTS: The analysis revealed low back pain (LBP), knee pain (KP), and neck pain (NP) to be the dominant pains suffered by the participants from both occupational groups. LBP, KP, and NP were suffered by 56%, 43.75%, and 39% heavy vehicle drivers and 47.5%, 40%, and 27.5% transport office workers, respectively. From the insignificant value of Chi-square, it can be inferred that the participants from both occupations experience similar levels of LBP, KP, and NP. The Bayesian model applied to the total sample showed that NP influenced KP, which further influenced the LBP of the workers. Age was predicted as LBP's most significant risk factor by the logistic regression model when applied to the total sample, while NP was found to decrease with an increase in per unit sleep. CONCLUSIONS: The overall results concluded that heavy vehicle drivers and office workers, irrespective of their different job profiles, endured pain similarly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Due to the difficulties of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) that are common worldwide, medical personnel have been recognized as high-risk groups. Objective. To evaluate the work-related risk factors that affect musculoskeletal disorder among nurses in Indian hospitals. Methods. In this cross-sectional descriptive study, data were collected from 200 nursing staff working in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, India. A self-management modified musculoskeletal questionnaire (Nordic questionnaire) was used to assess the occurrence of WMSD in the past 12 months. Results. Lower back pain (79%) followed by the right shoulder and neck (67%) and knee pain (63%) was highest among female nurses in past 12 months. The prevalence of MSD in past 12 months was highest in dentistry (81.25%), followed by orthopedics (62.5%) and surgery (57.78%) department. For tasks that require sitting, lower back pain is highest (49.4%, n = 45) followed by neck (40.6%, n = 37) and elbows (38.4%, n = 35). The lower back discomfort was highest who worked more than 6 hours (76.1%, n = 35), followed by neck (60.8%, n = 28) and right shoulder (56.5%, n = 26). Unexpectedly, 53.5% of nurses believed that the manual patient transfers leads to MSD on their body parts. In addition, 63.5% of nursing staff across all departments unexpectedly report that they agree they are under work pressure/stress and have experienced MSDs. Conclusions. Nurses often have a high risk of WMSD in the lower back and neck; therefore, special measures should be taken to ensure that they work in an ergonomic setting, and appropriate body mechanics should be applied to limit the likelihoods of facing WMSD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]