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Background: Loom factories are one of the oldest factories in Pakistan, where a considerable number of rural people are engaged in weaving. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders are major problems associated with demanding working in awkward posture, repetitive extremity movements, different environmental conditions and prolonged working hours that interfere with working ability of weavers.
Methods: This study was conducted on 190 male workers (age range 20-50 years), was working more than 1 year and ≥ 8 hour/day after taking the informed consent. A Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to collect the data and SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis. Results: The annual prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in weavers was higher in shoulder region (42.1%) in neck (40.0%), wrist/hand (33.7%), elbow (30.0%), lower back (29.5%), ankle/feet (23.3%), upper back (20.0%), knee (11.1%) and least was in hip/thigh was (7.4 %). The 1week prevalence of WRMSDs in weavers was higher in neck region (40.0%), shoulder (30.5%), lower back (26.5%), ankle/feet (21.6%), elbow (14.2%), wrist/hand (13.7%) knees (10.5%) and least in hip/thigh (6.8%).
Conclusion: It concluded that the frequency of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders was developing among weavers was higher in shoulder and neck region and least was in hip/thigh because of prolonged working hours, using inappropriate biomechanics.