The Effect of Dentist"s Exercise Habit Upon Their Musculoskeletal Disorder Subjective Symptom
Tritania Ambarwati, Emma Kamelia, Aan Kusmana, Culia Rahayu, Hadiyat Miko
Department of Dental Therapist, Politechnic of Health of Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
Abstract
Background : Musculoskeletal disorders are often exposed to the dentists because dentists- duties only give them limited sight range and require them to work in an odd and static position, and repetitive movements on his hands and wrists. Research Objective : to know the correlation between exercise habit and MSDs complaints toward dentists in Tasikmalaya Municipality in 2016. Research Method : This research is an observational analytic study using cross sectional design conducted on 35 dentists in Tasikmalaya Municipality. The study used Nordic Body Map questionnaire. Research Result : bivariate test result shows significant correlation between exercise habit variable with musculoskeletal diseases complaint (p value <0.05). Conclusion : the number of dentists who experienced the most muscle pain complaints in the group did not exercise regularly for 67.7%, whereas the dentist who regularly exercise did not complain of muscle pain. There is a significant correlation between musculoskeletal disorder subjective symptom with exercise habits toward dentists.
Keywords: Exercise Habit, Musculoskeletal Disorders Subjective Symptom, Dentists
Topic: DENTAL HEALTH