What is it about?

Prevalence of musculoskeletal pains are so common among employees on offshore oil and gas installations. We studied the most important factors of musculoskeletal pains.

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Why is it important?

As it was explained the Prevalence of musculoskeletal pains are so common and so many factors are involved in. Our findings show that the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among employees of offshore facilities was high due to inappropriate working conditions such as repetitive work, lifting heavy loads and limited rest periods. Therefore, strategies must be considered to reduce the effects of disorders.

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I hope this article helps people to recognise the most important factors affecting in prevalence of musculoskeletal pains. It is so important the musculoskeletal disorders to be prevented.

amirhossein khoshakhlagh
Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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This page is a summary of: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pains and effect of work-related factors among employees on offshore oil and gas installations in Iran, Work, December 2018, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/wor-182818.
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