Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life among bike riders of Rawalpindi

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life among bike riders in Rawalpindi. The idea of this study was to reveal the sociodemographic factors affecting Quality of life and causing musculoskeletal problems so that the study results could be used in future to overcome those factors to improve the Quality of life of bike riders and prevent musculoskeletal problems in bike riders. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among bike riders in Rawalpindi. This study included a total of 335 participants riding bike as an occupation from more than 6 months. Different sociodemographic factors were taken and quality of life and musculoskeletal problems were accessed. Results: The results of the study showed that musculoskeletal disorders among bike riders are highly prevalent with low back pain (71.9%) and upper back pain (48.4%) being the most common. Quality of life of bike riders is also compromised. Moreover, statistically significant association was found in sociodemographic characteristics of riders with quality of life that includes physical health (X²=V, P=0.0001), income (X²=13.477, P=0.004, and significant association with musculoskeletal problems was also observed, i e. age of respondent (X²= 67.851, P=0.0001), work hours/day (X²=18.307, P=0.0001) with p<0.05. The association between quality of life and musculoskeletal disorders was statistically significant as well i.e. X²= 14.045 with P= 0.0001 Conclusion: The study revealed that quality of life of bike riders is compromised and musculoskeletal disorders among bike riders are highly prevalent. Statistically significant association was found in sociodemographic characteristics of riders with quality of life and musculoskeletal problems. Association between quality of life and musculoskeletal problems was also statistically significant. Keywords: Bike Rider, Disorders, Musculoskeletal, Occupational, Pain.