Work-Related Physical Activities Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injury or pain affecting the musculoskeletal system. According to previous studies, MSD decrease productivity at work due to sick leave, absenteeism and early retirement, and are also costly in terms of treatment. This study assessed work-related physical activities with MSDs. The sample included 398 public school teacher selected randomly. A cross sectional study design and simple random sampling was used to select nine out of twenty eight public secondary schools. A total of 398 participants were selected randomly. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The results showed a relationship between physical activities and MSD. This study has shown that younger teachers have also been found to experience MSDs and work-related physical activities can be associated with the development of musculoskeletal disorder.

Key Words: Work-related, Physical activities, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Teachers