• B P Shrestha, G K Singh, and S R Niraula.
• Department of Orthopaedics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal. bikramshrestha@yahoo.com
• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2008 Apr 1; 47 (170): 77-81.

AbstractThe objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of neck pain, shoulder pain and back pain among dentists and to assess the risk factors affecting them. Sixty-eight dentists from Dharan and Biratnagar were interviewed using pretested questionnaires in January 2006. Back pain was the most common complaint affecting almost 80% of the study population, followed by neck pain (58.8%) and shoulder pain (47%). The frequency of shoulder pain among female dentists was nearly double that of males (P=0.009). The mean days of neck pain among males was significantly higher as compared to females (P=0.048). The study suggests that musculoskeletal complaints are common among dentists, though they are not of severe nature. There is a scope for further decreasing the prevalence and severity of these disorders by performing regular specific exercises.

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