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Review
. 2020 Jul 31:13:735-741.
doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S259245. eCollection 2020.

A Multidisciplinary Focus Review of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Operating Room Personnel

Reza Tavakkol  1 , Ashkan Karimi  2 , Soheil Hassanipour  3 , Ali Gharahzadeh  4 , Reza Fayzi  5
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A Multidisciplinary Focus Review of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Operating Room Personnel

Reza Tavakkol et al. J Multidiscip Healthc. .

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorder is one of the major health issues and is recognized as the second most common occupational disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate the different aspects of musculoskeletal disorders in operating room personnel. The present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of MSDs among operating room personnel, in January 2020. In this study, the authors explored 30 articles from five databases including Medline/PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar. The present study found that physical, psychological, and demographic characteristics including age, gender, work experience, and smoking were the most important risk factors for these disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders were also prevalent in different areas of the body, with the highest prevalence being in the lumbar region. In addition, regular exercise and physical activity, the use of stretching and gentle exercise to reduce physical pressure, regard to the principles of ergonomics in the workplace, regular physical examinations, and awareness of the risk factors for these disorders. Therefore, operating room officials need to promote operating room programs focused on reducing musculoskeletal disorders and increase the awareness of the personnel about the risk factors by conducting training courses.

Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; musculoskeletal injuries; operating room.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interests in this work.

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