introduction: in different professions, including dentistry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are the main reason of loss of working period, increasing labor costs, human injuries, and absence from work. improper posture while working is the main cause of these disorders among dentists. in this regard, identifying the risk factors and its potential harms are absolutely necessary. h...

background: occupational stress has physical and psychological consequences, and is a major cause of job dissatisfaction among employees, which can reduce the quality of services provided. this study was conducted to examine the relationship between job stress and the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (msds) among computer users in hospitals (private & governmental) of gorgan, iran, in 20...

background: musculoskeletal manifestations (msm) of inflammatory bowel diseases (ibds) are usually the most frequent extraintestinal manifestations. however, they are not paid enough attention during regular office visits. this cross-sectional study aimed to draw a clinical picture of msm and their relationships with other findings in patients with ibd. materials and methods: patients of our ib...

conclusions according to the findings of the current study, dino is an appropriate tool to assess msds risk due to patient handling in the nursing personnel. this method can be used in the evaluation of patient transfer educational programs and also to identify and assess an unsafe work technique used by the nurses. results the prevalence of msds was 87.6% in a 12-month period. the average resu...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal diseases are becoming increasingly important due to population aging. However, studies on the economic burden of musculoskeletal disease in Korea are scarce. Therefore, we conducted a population-based study to measure the economic burden of musculoskeletal disease in Korea using nationally representative data. METHODS This study used a variety of data sources such a...

The world is witnessing an unprecedented, irremediable, and longlasting aging process. 2 Table 1 provides population decennial growth rates by 10 year age groups and shows marked differences across age groups. Figures 1 and 2 display the projected population distribution by 10 year age group. The graphs evidence quite well the ‘‘baby boomers’’ wave that is going to extend continuously the numbe...