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Assessment of Health Status in Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Observational Study

Shiekh Mohmad, Mushtaqahmad Payer, Arish M.K. Sherwani, Yousuf Saleem

Abstract


Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) comprise a wide range of disorders of the muscles and bones, from those of acute onset and short duration to lifelong disorders, but the most prevalent are the arthritic disorders. The specific consequences of musculoskeletal conditions are pain, stiffness, loss of mobility of the joints, deformity, disability, and loss of independence, reduced numbers of social interactions, and a decline in well-being, and to a lesser degree mortality. The major impact of MSDs is on the quality of life and is determined not only by illness but also by personal, socioeconomic, environmental and other factors. Musculoskeletal disorders have overall worldwide impact, occur as a sequel of ageing and are less noticeable due to chronicity and no fatality. In Unani system of medicine, musculoskeletal disorders are described under a broad term “Waja-ul-Mafasil” and describe MSDs according to joints, muscles, or tendons involved such as, Waja-ul-Warik means Hip Joint pain, Wajauz-Zahr, means pain in deep and superficial muscles and tendons around the vertebral column. In Unani medicine, MSDs are mainly caused by changes in humoral temperament and accumulation of Mawad-e-Fasida in the joint cavities. A cross sectional community-based study was carried out to collect the data from house-to-house survey to identify the respondents between 18 and 60 years of age, with a sample size of 1000. A screening schedule and musculoskeletal diseases questionnaire was used to identify the positive respondents. Screened positive individuals were further evaluated for assessment of health status in musculoskeletal disorders by Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). Present study was conducted with an objective to find out the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and assessment of health status in musculoskeletal disorders. For diagnosis of MSDs, Standard clinical criteria were used. Chi-square and Fisher Exact test were used to find the significance of noticeable parameters. The data was computed using Statistical software SAS 9.2, SPSS 15. The prevalence of MSDs was found to be 13.9% (p<0.001**) (139/1000), and more common in females 18% (91/506) (p<0.001**), as compared to males 9.7% (48/494). As per HAQ score, 35.98% (50/139) were moderately affected

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijorn.v8i2.2290

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