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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed Most Cited « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2018; 43(1): 61-63 Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. Abstract Objective: To find out the musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: This Questionnaire based study included 204 traffic police wardens of Lahore. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 Results: The prevalence of MSK pain was 65.7%. Regarding different body areas, prevalence of MSK pain were 38.8% (n=52) in leg, 38.1% (n=51) in lower back, 33.6% (n=45) in shoulder, 11.2% (n=15) in knees, 9.0% (n=12) in arm/hand, 6.7% (n=9) in foot, 6.7% (n=9) in neck and 4.5% (n=6) in upper back. Conclusion: The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore was 65.7%. Leg pain prevalence was highest (38.8%) and upper back pain as lowest (4.5%). Health education may reduce MSK pain prevalence among traffic police wardens. Key words: Musculoskeletal pain, police warden, occupational pain.   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Muhammad Waqas Fiaz Articles by Ashfaq Ahmad Articles by Arooj Munawar Articles by Kaniz Rabia Articles by Mehreen Fatima on Google on Google Scholar How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. 2018; 43(1): 61-63. Web Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=260447 [Access: April 05, 2022]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. 2018; 43(1): 61-63. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ. (2018), [cited April 05, 2022]; 43(1): 61-63. Harvard Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima (2018) Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. RMJ, 43 (1), 61-63. Turabian Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. 2018. Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (1), 61-63. Chicago Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. "Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 43 (2018), 61-63. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima. "Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 43.1 (2018), 61-63. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima (2018) Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (1), 61-63.

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Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in traffic police wardens of Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Waqas Fiaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Arooj Munawar, Kaniz Rabia, Mehreen Fatima
RMJ. Year: 2018, Volume: 43, Issue: 1: 61-63.

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