| Work related complaints among dentists. | |
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PMID: 18709036 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of neck pain, shoulder pain and back pain among dentists and to assess the risk factors affecting them. Sixty-eight dentists from Dharan and Biratnagar were interviewed using pretested questionnaires in January 2006. Back pain was the most common complaint affecting almost 80% of the study population, followed by neck pain (58.8%) and shoulder pain (47%). The frequency of shoulder pain among female dentists was nearly double that of males (P=0.009). The mean days of neck pain among males was significantly higher as compared to females (P=0.048). The study suggests that musculoskeletal complaints are common among dentists, though they are not of severe nature. There is a scope for further decreasing the prevalence and severity of these disorders by performing regular specific exercises. |
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Authors:
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B P Shrestha; G K Singh; S R Niraula |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association Volume: 47 ISSN: 0028-2715 ISO Abbreviation: JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc Publication Date: 2008 Apr-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-18 Completed Date: 2009-01-29 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0045233 Medline TA: JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc Country: Nepal |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-81 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Orthopaedics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal. bikramshrestha@yahoo.com |
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Adult Back Pain / epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Dentists / psychology*, statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Job Satisfaction* Male Neck Pain / epidemiology Nepal / epidemiology Occupational Diseases / epidemiology* Prevalence Questionnaires Sex Factors Shoulder Pain / epidemiology Young Adult |
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