scholarly journals Prevalence of low back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome among dental practitioners in Dakshina Kannada and Coorg District

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAnupama Prasad ◽  
Drithi Appachu ◽  
Vinayak Kamath ◽  
DKrishna Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Coorg District

UPAYA MEMPERTAHANKAN ERGONOMIK SERTA MENCEGAH HAZARD PSIKOSOSIAL

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sera Manik
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Cumulative Trauma Disorders ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Cumulative Trauma ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Trauma Disorders

Ergonomi menjadi pilar kesehatan dan menjadi salah satu indikator kesejahteraan. perbaikan ergonomi perlu dilakukan sebagai salah satu upaya pencegahan terhadap penyakit CTDs (Cumulative Trauma Disorders) akibat faktor risiko kerja postur janggal, beban, frekuensi dan durasi yang bersumber dari pekerjaan, seperti nyeri tengkuk, nyeri pinggang bawah atau low back pain, rasa baal pada jari telunjuk, jari tengah dan jari manis yang disertai nyeri terbakar pada malam hari, kekakuan, lemah dan nyeri saat tangan digunakan dan dikenal dengan nama Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Dalam ergonomi, postur tubuh adalah faktor yang sangat penting, salah satunya postur duduk yang setiap orang lakukan setiap hari dalam durasi berjam-jam. Tujuan utama membuat desain ergonomi untuk kursi atau tempat duduk dan meja adalah menciptakan sedemikian rupa bentuk kursi dan meja belajar, sehingga dapat mempertahankan postur tulang punggung yang fi siologis, dengan demikian diharapkan kerja otot tidak perlu berkontraksi secara berlebihan. Masalah ketidaksesuaian aspek ergonomi antara sarana kerja dan manusia serta pengaruhnya terhadap kesehatan belum mendapatkan perhatian yang serius di Indonesia. Hal ini terbukti dengan masih banyaknya tempat-tempat kerja yang belum berpedoman dengan kaidah ergonomi dalam hal penyediaan peralatan kerja bagi tenaga kerja. Ketepatan dimensi merupakan salah satu faktor penentu kenyamanan yang menunjang aspek fungsional dari suatu rancangan. Untuk menghasilkan suatu desain yang tepat dimensi perlu pertimbangan yang matang dan observasi yang cermat terkait dengan faktor manusia sebagai pengguna produk.

scholarly journals Preventive Management for Occupational Diseases in Battery Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Febri Endra Budi Setyawan ◽  
Amalia Wahyu Natasari ◽  
Nesrin Zaharah ◽  
Divi Aditya Romadhona Putra ◽  
Wafiyah Hasanah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Contact Dermatitis ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Allergic Contact ◽  
Battery Industry

Abstract—Occupational disease are important topic since they often occur in a long period of time. The purpose of this article is to find out how to prevent occupational diseases in the battery industry. This research is a systematic review of articles obtained through manual search engines from Google Scholars, Proquest, PubMed, Research Gate and has been published nationally and internationally in 2015-2020. The results of a systematic review were obtained from 30 scientific articles that were published nationally and internationally in 2015-2020 related to the battery industry process and related to occupational diseases. The factors contributing are varies from enviromental, biological, ergonomic, and the workers itself. There are several preventive management that can be done according to the analysis of the possible diseases that can be occured. Workers in the battery industry can experience occupational diseases, including: allergic contact dermatitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, noise-induced hearing loss, Low Back Pain and Carpal tunnel syndrome. Some prevention efforts that can be done include: using personal protective equipment, detecting workers who have a history of DKA, maintaining hygiene and cleanliness of the work environment, using furniture that is in accordance with ergonomic standards and not lifting heavy loads, reducing repetitive pressing movements and doing regular exercise. Keywords: preventive, allergic contact dermatitis, conjungtivitis, nihl, lbp, cts, battery industry   Abstrak—Penyakit akibat kerja menjadi perhatian penting karena muncul dalam jangka waktu panjang sehingga harus dilakukan upaya pencegahan penyakit. Penelitian ini merupakan review sistematik artikel yang diperoleh melalui melalui mesin pencari manual dari Google Scholars, Proquest, PubMed, Research Gate dan telah terpublikasi nasional maupun internasional pada tahun 2015-2020. Hasil review sistematik diperoleh dari 30 artikel ilmiah yang telah terpublikasi nasional maupun internasional pada tahun 2015-2020 yang terkait dengan proses industry baterai dan terkait dengan penyakit akibat kerja. Faktor penyebabnya juga berbagai macam karena faktor lingkungan, biologi, ergonomi, ataupun dari faktor pekerja. terdapat beberapa upaya preventif yang dapat disesuaikan dengan kemungkinan penyakit akibat kerja yang mungkin akan timbul. Pekerja di industri baterai dapat mengalami penyakit akibat kerja, antara lain: dermatitis kontak alergi, konjungtivitis bakteri, gangguan pendengaran akibat kebisingan, Low Back Pain dan Carpal tunnel syndrome. Beberapa upaya pencegahan yang dapat dilakukan antara lain: menggunakan alat pelindung diri, mendeteksi pekerja yang memiliki riwayat DKA, menjaga kebersihan dan kebersihan lingkungan kerja, menggunakan furnitur yang sesuai dengan standar ergonomis dan tidak mengangkat beban berat, mengurangi penekanan berulang. gerakan dan melakukan olahraga teratur. Kata Kunci: preventif, dermatitis kontak alergi (dka), konjungtivitis, nihl, lbp, cts, industri baterai

scholarly journals Prevalence and knowledge of carpal tunnel syndrome among the dental practitioners; survey based study in Riyadh

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Dr. Anfal AlAnazi ◽  
Dr. Lujain AlZahrani ◽  
Dr. Heba Alshammary ◽  
Dr. Nadeen AlMaghamsi ◽  
Dr. Saja Alobaidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Common Medical Condition ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
The City

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a common medical condition that results in numbness, pain and tingling in the arm and constitutes about 90% of neuropathy entrapments. The condition arises when the median nerve in the arm is compressed. CTS can degenerate rapidly to cause nerve damage. The effects of CTS on medical practitioners can be serious given the speculation that the condition is work-related. Consequently, this study seeks to establish the prevalence and knowledge of CTS among dental practitioners in the city of Riyadh. In doing so, the research attempts to find relationships between CTS and workload and the experience of the dental practitioners. The study takes the model of sectional study that targets dental practitioners specifically in the city of Riyadh. The researchers recruited 190 dentists and used google forms to collect data from the respondents. The questions in the survey related to symptoms of the condition and the related demographics. The study found a significant comparison of the prevalence and knowledge of CTS among various subgroups. Daily patient exposure and work experience were some of the underlying features discovered in the study. Dentists with more work experience demonstrated significant knowledge on the condition and registered an equally high prevalence of pain associated with CST. The findings of the research show a direct correlation between workload, work experience, and CST.  

Nesteroidic Antiinflammators with Variable Chemical Structure that Prevent Anti-inflammatory Effect in the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Compressive Neuropaty of the Median Nerve

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 1779-1784
Author(s):  
Alice Arina Ciocan Pendefunda ◽  
Razvan Leata ◽  
Vasile Nicolae ◽  
Codrina Ancuta ◽  
Adriana Elena Craciun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Median Nerve ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Posterior Aspect ◽  
Compressive Neuropathy ◽  
Gradual Process ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Musculoskeletal pathology reaches important proportions in dental practitioners. Besides the articular manifestations of inflammatory or degenerative rheumatism, in daily practice we often find patients suffering from abarticular pathological processes, during which tendons, synovial dysplasia, schizophrenia, fascia, aponevrozes are affected. The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome represents a compressive neuropathy of the median nerve inside the carpal tunnel of the wrist. Any condition that lowers the dimensions of the carpal tunnel can cause symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The carpal channel (Carpal Tunnel) is divided by a sagittal fibrous divider into two osteofibrosis osteofibrosis: medial and lateral. This blade separates from the posterior aspect of the flexor retina and is inserted into the carpal bones (scaffold, trapezoid and capita). This syndrome has received particular attention in recent years due to the fact that it can occur in people whose work involves repetitive hand activities. Repeated use of the hand, repetition of the same movements and activities of the hand and wrist, over a long period of time, can cause inflammation of the tendons in the wrist, causing swelling, which puts pressure on the nerve. Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome begin gradually - without specific trauma. It is a gradual process for most people, carpal tunnel syndrome is aggravated over time without appropriate treatment. The study includes a batch of 75 dentists from Galati County, selected following the application of the inclusion criteria referring to the presence of signs and symptoms characterizing carpal tunnel syndrome in 2015-2017. Sensitivity disorders and paraesthesias accompanying nerve suffering are symptoms that create discomfort and contributes to the deterioration of pretension and force so useful to the professional act of dental medicine. Perceived cramping pain, often of moderate intensity, located at the fist and distal in the distribution area of the median nerve, rarely the pains are intense and radiate upward along upper limb to shoulder.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders of Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmadreza Afshar ◽  
Ali Tabrizi ◽  
Vahid Bagheri ◽  
Amin Sedokani
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
P Value ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Almost all women experience some degree of musculoskeletal disorder during pregnancy, and almost a quarter of them develop at least temporarily musculoskeletal disorders during pregnancy. The most common of which is lower back pain, which affects half of all pregnant women. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders caused by pregnancy in women referred to Motahari Hospital of Urmia. Methods The present study is a cross-sectional study in which 344 pregnant patients referred to Motahari and Imam Hospitals of Urmia during 2020 were studied. The demographic factors and pregnancy characteristics of patients were recorded and evaluated. Patients were also questioned and examined using a questionnaire. The relationship between demographic factors and the frequency of various skeletal abnormalities was investigated. Results The mean age of patients and the mean gestational age were 27 ± 4.76 years and 22 ± 3.4 weeks, respectively. The analysis of the relationship between age, gravid and parity of pregnant women with the prevalence of complaints and clinical examination findings, indicated women with gravid 4 or more had more complaints of back pain (p-value = 0.021). It was also found that there is a statistical relationship between the increase in body mass index of patients and the frequency of wrist pain and carpal tunnel syndrome in the study population (p-value = 0.03). Conclusions The present study indicated the rate of musculoskeletal complaints of patients and pathological factors such as lumbar hyperlordosis in women with higher gravidity is higher than other groups of pregnant women. Larger body mass index is associated with more wrist pain and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Clinical Update: Assessing Maximum Medical Improvement in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Brigham ◽  
James B. Talmage
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Release ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
Nerve Recovery ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Abstract Permanent impairment cannot be assessed until the patient is at maximum medical improvement (MMI), but the proper time to test following carpal tunnel release often is not clear. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) states: “Factors affecting nerve recovery in compression lesions include nerve fiber pathology, level of injury, duration of injury, and status of end organs,” but age is not prognostic. The AMA Guides clarifies: “High axonotmesis lesions may take 1 to 2 years for maximum recovery, whereas even lesions at the wrist may take 6 to 9 months for maximal recovery of nerve function.” The authors review 3 studies that followed patients’ long-term recovery of hand function after open carpal tunnel release surgery and found that estimates of MMI ranged from 25 weeks to 24 months (for “significant improvement”) to 18 to 24 months. The authors suggest that if the early results of surgery suggest a patient's improvement in the activities of daily living (ADL) and an examination shows few or no symptoms, the result can be assessed early. If major symptoms and ADL problems persist, the examiner should wait at least 6 to 12 months, until symptoms appear to stop improving. A patient with carpal tunnel syndrome who declines a release can be rated for impairment, and, as appropriate, the physician may wish to make a written note of this in the medical evaluation report.

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