Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD’s) among Bank Employees of Patiala (Preliminary Study)

Ramanjit Kaur; Ajay Pal Nat

doi:10.34293/sijash.v8i3.3556

Ramanjit Kaur Research Scholar, Department of Sports Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
Ajay Pal Nat Senior Research Fellow, Department of Sports Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v8i3.3556

Keywords: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, Nordic questionnaire, Bank employees

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine bank employees of Government and Private sector banks for the prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD’s). For this purpose, a sample group of 30 bankers age 25-35 years were examined with the help of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire. Statistical tools were used to evaluate the responses from the respondents. Results-56.66% of respondents reported having neck problems, 33.33% Suffers from low backrelated problems, and 20% were suffering from shoulder related problems. The study shows the high prevalence of WMSD’s in bank employees.