Introduction: Patient safety is a primary concern in health care, but it should not overshadow the healthcare provider’s safety. Many studies on different professions indicate that nurses, physical therapists, and dentists are at high risk for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs)
Objective: To find the factors related to musculoskeletal injuries at work areas among health care providers in KAMC.
Materials and Methods: Randomized, stratified sampling with 127 participants from nurses and physiotherapists departments in KAMC, using an interview with a questionnaire that was made specifically for this study.
Results: The main findings were that there is a high prevalence of WRMSDs among nurse 59.6% and physiotherapist 72.2%, and the leading cause of these injuries was the high workload. Low back pain was the major problem followed by shoulder and neck pain.
Conclusion: Nurse and physiotherapist are more prone to the WRMSD’S in King Abdul Aziz medical city, and the solution for recover from the injuries are also obtained. Further analysis of the factors mentioned in this study needs to be done.
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