A Review on Use of Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) Tool to Evaluate Musculoskeletal Disorder Among Health Professionals
- Author Susan Annie George
- Co-Author Ajay Kumar, Arun Thomas Abraham
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : India
- Subject : Physiotherapy
Keywords : Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal Disorder, Health Professionals, Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Occupational Injuries
Abstract
Musculoskeletal disorders are very common among health professionals. Health issues might range from slight discomfort and interruptions to more serious illnesses that call for treatment or leave from work. Moreover, high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders has been reported among them. This literature review aims to describe previous studies and its findings of musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals using REBA assessment tool. In this study, the authors explored 11 related articles from different databases including Pub Med, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Research Gate. The selected keywords were classified into two categories as follows: 1. Related to Ergonomics, exercises, Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) 2. Related to MSDs such as Musculoskeletal Disorders, musculoskeletal pain, occupational injuries. 3. Related to Health professionals, Medical Doctors, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals etc. The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders is very much higher among health professionals even though they are aware about proper ergonomics in working place. Lumbar and cervical region are the main areas which affects the most in all health professionals especially among medical doctors, dentists, nurses. Poor posture, improper use of ergonomic setting, handling patients in risky behaviour etc can be factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders. Early training and education during college days, ergonomically sound workstation, proper patient handling, and correct postural habits helps to reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal problems in medical professionals. To fill the research gap, further studies can conduct on prevalence of symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders among each category among health professionals.
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