Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India.
Work. 2022;73(1):301-307. doi: 10.3233/WOR-210623.
The Indian salon industry is increasing rapidly due to demand for various kinds of beauty and personal care products. Working ability and health conditions of salon workers may be affected by specific work-related activities. Prolonged non-neutral postures, repetitive movements, lack of adequate breaks during work, working at a fast pace, general distress or prolonged standing periods make them vulnerable to musculoskeletal symptoms.
The present study was carried out to assess work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among the beauty salon workers of Udupi taluk.
A total of 240 salon workers were recruited for the study. A semi-structured, interviewer-led questionnaire based on a modified Nordic questionnaire was used to collect data.
As many as 80.4% study participants reported work related musculoskeletal pain in one or more body parts. The common body parts affected by pain were neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, upper back, lower back, legs and ankles/feet. The analysis according to work postures suggested that short repetitive movements, stretching of hands to reach objects, working in the same posture for a longer time and the lack of weekly break from work was significantly associated with musculoskeletal symptoms.
The beauty salon workers are at risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms which could benefit from preventive structural, operational and educational measures.
由于对各种美容和个人护理产品的需求，印度的沙龙行业发展迅速。沙龙工人的工作能力和健康状况可能会受到特定工作相关活动的影响。长时间保持非中立姿势、重复动作、工作时缺乏足够的休息、工作节奏快、普遍不适或长时间站立，这些都使他们容易出现肌肉骨骼症状。
本研究旨在评估乌杜皮县美容沙龙工人的与工作相关的肌肉骨骼症状。
共招募了 240 名沙龙工人参与研究。采用基于改良北欧问卷的半结构式、访谈者主导的问卷收集数据。
多达 80.4%的研究参与者报告在一个或多个身体部位出现与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疼痛。常见的疼痛部位包括颈部、肩部、肘部、手腕/手部、上背部、下背部、腿部和脚踝/脚部。根据工作姿势的分析表明，短时间的重复动作、伸手去够物体、长时间保持同一姿势以及缺乏每周工作休息与肌肉骨骼症状显著相关。
美容沙龙工人有出现肌肉骨骼症状的风险，可以通过预防结构性、操作性和教育性措施来获益。
