Musculoskeletal disorders: time for joint action in primary care

Musculoskeletal disorders: time for joint action in primary care.

THE SCALEOF THEPROBLEM Most peoplewill experiencemusculoskeletal pain at some point in their lives. For many, this will be a minor self-limiting problem; however, conditions such as back pain and osteoarthritis are the dominant cause of chronic pain, disability, and work loss in the UK.1 Up to one-third of GP consultations are for musculoskeletal problems2 and these disorders are the most commo...

Primary care physicians and musculoskeletal disorders--the challenges increase.

Ergonomics: A solution for Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in Intensive Care Unit nursing staff

Introduction:: Today, musculoskeletal disorders are one of the biggest health problems in the world. Prevention of musculoskeletal complications in ICU staff due to inappropriate physical posture at work, is important. The aim of the study is to assess the effect of education on musculoskeletal disorders in ICU staff nurses. methods: This interventional study performed on 90 nurses in ICU of ed...

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Primary School Students in Abadan-Iran in 2014

Background If skeletal system does not have a correct form in childhood, certainly person will face many problems in the later stages of life. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of skeletal disorders in primary school students in Abadan, 2015. Materials and Methods  This cross-sectional study was conducted on 383 primary school students in Abadan, Iran, which were selected by cluster s...

Referring to multimodal rehabilitation for patients with musculoskeletal disorders – a register study in primary health care

BACKGROUND In 2008, the Swedish government introduced a National Rehabilitation Program, in which the government financially reimburses the county councils for evidence-based multimodal rehabilitation (MMR) interventions. The target group is patients of working age with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), expected to return to work or remain at work after rehabilitation. Much attention in the eval...