Prevalence of musculoskeletal injury and pain of UK-based podiatrists and the impact of enforced altered working practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational musculoskeletal injuries are prevalent in healthcare workers and are reported to be profession-specific. There is, however, a paucity of information around the injuries sustained from working as a podiatrist. This paper looks at the incidence of injury from working as a podiatrist, the aggravating factors to sustain these injuries and whether the changes in workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic altered the incidence.

Methods

A modified work based musculoskeletal injury questionnaire was distributed in the UK via podiatry led social media platforms. Open and Closed questions explored the demographics of the sample, perceived injury 12 months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and then 6 months into the lockdown. Pre and post COVID-19 data were analysed for

SUBMITTER: Adams R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8409074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature