Prevalence and Risk factors for Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Sonographer of Sindh Province Pakistan

BACKGROUND: The common work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) among medical profession are pain in neck, elbow, shoulder wrist and back. Sonographers are more vulnerable to develop WRMDs as their work demands series of awkward repetitive movements. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) and to identify factors that may contribute to musculoskeletal disorders among sonologists of Sindh Province Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: This questionnaire based study conducted at the Department of Radiology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences. The target population chosen for this study was sonologists from the Sind province of Pakistan. SPSS used to analyze the data, results presented as frequency for categorical variables and as mean for continuous variables. To identify predictor variable for WRMDs, multiple bivariate regression analysis was performed, the level of significant was set at P