title: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Building Construction Workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among building construction workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Total 389 apparently healthy, male volunteers were selected with mean age 34.56±8.33 years and a mean working duration in building construction as 5.76±2.68 years. Musculoskeletal complaints were recorded through a detailed clinical interview and comprehensive questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Substantial number of building construction workers developed musculoskeletal symptoms including neck pain 29 (7.5%), shoulder pain 41(10.5%), upper back pain 24(6.2%), lower back pain 64 (16.5%), legs pain 93 (23.9%), feet pain 52 (13.4%), head heaviness 44 (11.3%) and whole body fatigue 78 (20.1%). These complaints were significantly associated with long-term duration-response in building construction industry. Furthermore, cigarette smokers had little higher percentage of musculoskeletal complaints compared to non-smoker companions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Building construction occupation is a prolific source of musculoskeletal ailments and complaints were significantly increased with long-term working duration in building construction industry.
authors.affiliation: Sultan Ayoub Meo, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sultan Ayoub
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Meo
authors.affiliation: Zaid Fahad Alsaaran, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zaid Fahad
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Alsaaran
authors.affiliation: Moayad Khalid Alshehri, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Moayad Khalid
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Alshehri
authors.affiliation: Mohammed Azam Khashougji, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azam Khashougji
authors.affiliation: Abdul Aziz Zayed Almeterk, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdul Aziz Zayed
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Almeterk
authors.affiliation: Saif Fraj Almutairi, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Saif Fraj
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Almutairi
authors.affiliation: Saad Fahad Alsaeed, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Saad Fahad
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Alsaeed
keywords: Building construction; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Occupational hazards