Kuwait University, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, Kuwait City, State of Kuwait.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Jun 11;11:116. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-116.
Physical therapists working in the State of Kuwait are at risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). However, prevalence rates and risk factors are not well documented. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and impacts of WMSDs among physical therapists in the State of Kuwait.
A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 350 physical therapists. The questionnaire gathered demographic data as well as information on occurrence of musculoskeletal complaints in the previous 12 months. Descriptive statistics, frequency, and Chi-square analyses were used.
The response rate to the questionnaire was 63% (222/350). Of the 212 responders included in the study, the one-year prevalence of WMSDs was 47.6%, with lower back complaints as the most common (32%). This was followed by neck (21%), upper back (19%), shoulder (13%), hand/wrist (11%), knee (11%), ankle/foot (6%), elbow (4%), and hip/thigh (3%) complaints. The frequency of WMSDs was not gender related (except lower back, neck, and shoulder complaints) nor was it related to age (except lower back complaints), working venues (except hand/wrist), working hours, area of specialty, or exercise. WMSDs' impact on work was minor.
WMSDs among physical therapists in Kuwait were common, with lower back and neck affected most. Lower back and neck WMSDs were related to the participant's demographics. Hand/wrist WMSDs were related to work settings. Further research is needed to investigate the effect of risk factors as physical load, psychosocial load, and general health status on prevalence musculoskeletal disorders.
在科威特工作的物理治疗师面临与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病（WMSD）的风险。然而，流行率和风险因素并未得到很好的记录。本研究的目的是确定科威特物理治疗师中 WMSD 的流行率、特征和影响。
向 350 名物理治疗师发放了一份自我管理问卷。该问卷收集了人口统计学数据以及过去 12 个月肌肉骨骼投诉的发生情况。使用描述性统计、频率和卡方分析。
对问卷的回复率为 63%（350/350）。在包括在研究中的 212 名应答者中，WMSD 的一年患病率为 47.6%，以下背部投诉最为常见（32%）。其次是颈部（21%）、上背部（19%）、肩部（13%）、手部/手腕（11%）、膝盖（11%）、脚踝/脚（6%）、肘部（4%）和臀部/大腿（3%）投诉。WMSD 的频率与性别无关（除了下背部、颈部和肩部投诉），也与年龄无关（除了下背部投诉）、工作场所（除了手部/手腕）、工作时间、专业领域或运动无关。WMSD 对工作的影响较小。
科威特物理治疗师中的 WMSD 很常见，以下背部和颈部受影响最大。下背部和颈部 WMSD 与参与者的人口统计学特征有关。手部/手腕 WMSD 与工作环境有关。需要进一步研究调查物理负荷、心理社会负荷和一般健康状况等风险因素对患病率肌肉骨骼疾病的影响。
