Investigation of musculoskeletal discomforts in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students

Abstract

Purpose: Musculoskeletal discomforts (MSDs) are one of the problems in healthy university students affecting education and quality of life negatively. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the musculoskeletal discomforts in physiotherapy and rehabilitation students. Methods: One hundred and sixty five (165) physiotherapy and rehabilitation students were included in the study via random sampling method. Gender, height, weight, body mass index, average time spent on the computer and at the desk, education year, exercise and smoking habits were assessed. Turkish version of the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ) was used for evaluating musculoskeletal discomfort. Results: In our study, it was determined that female physiotherapy students were affected more than male physiotherapy students and individuals who have not exercise habit were affected more than exercisers in terms of MSDs (p<0.05). In addition, students who have more education years had more MSDs (p<0.05). Conclusion: Students should have regular exercise habits and pay more attention to ergonomic arrangements in practical lessons and hospitals. Therefore, we thought that MSDs might be reduced in future reasonably in this population

Keywords

• Students, physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal pain, Exercise, Habits

Fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon öğrencilerinde kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarının incelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıkları (KİSR) sağlık bölümlerinde okuyan üniversite öğrencilerinde eğitimi ve yaşam kalitesini olumsuz yönde etkileyen problemlerden biridir. Çalışmanın amacı, fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon üniversite öğrencilerindeki KİSR’nın incelenmesi idi. Yöntem: Çalışmaya Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü’nde okuyan 165 öğrenci rastgele örneklem yöntemi ile dahil edildi. Öğrencilerin cinsiyet, boy, vücut ağırlığı, vücut kütle indeksi, günlük masa ve bilgisayar başında kalma süreleri, eğitim yılı, egzersiz ve sigara alışkanlıkları değerlendirildi. KİSR’nı değerlendirmek için orijinal adı Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ) olan anketin Türkçe versiyonu kullanıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda KİSR bakımından fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon üniversite öğrencisi kadın olguların erkeklere göre ve egzersiz alışkanlığı olmayanların egzersiz yapanlara göre daha çok etkilendiği belirlendi (p

Keywords

• Fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon öğrencisi, Kas iskelet sistemi ağrısı, Egzersiz, Alışkanlıklar

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