Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Education and Health Sciences, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: Nalina Gupta Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Education and Health Sciences, Meerut-250001, India Mobile no. 91 9719832566, Email id: nals235@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 4 January, 2017.
In India, research done on army personnel related to their musculo-skeletal problems is scarse. Thus, aim of this cross-sectional study was to find out the prevalence of musculo-skeletal disorders in army personnel in Meerut, India.
Study design: Cross-sectional study (December 2009)
Study population: Army Personnel in Meerut. The study was done by means of a questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics.
Total subjects in the study were 119. Thirty seven individuals complained of pain (31.09%). Out of thirty seven army personnel, fourteen (37.8%) complained of low back pain, twelve (32.4%) complained of knee pain, five (13.5%) complained of shoulder pain, two (5.4%) complained of metatarsal pain, two (5.4%) complained of abdominal pain, two (5.4%) complained of pain in the calf region and shaft of tibia, one (2.7%) each complained of elbow pain, pain at toes, headache, hip pain, pain at index finger etc.
Low back pain was found to be the most prevalent disorder in army personnel followed by knee pain, shoulder pain, metatarsal pain and others.
army personnel, musculo-skeletal disorder, overuse injuries, pain, back pain
