title: Prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort among the workers engaged in jewelry manufacturing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The workers engaged in jewellery manufacturing exposed to various occupational risk factors that lead to development of musculoskeletal disorders. But there is scarcity of reporting the prevalence of the musculoskeletal disorders among them.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort among the workers engaged in jewellery manufacturing in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case Control Study.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was divided into two phases. First phase: prevalence rate were calculated using Modified Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire and compared with the control group. Second phase: strength, flexibility and tightness of the muscle groups (neck, lower back and knee) were evaluated through physical examination for the subjects who reported positive prevalence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A comparative inferential statistics was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study was divided into two phases. First phase: prevalence rate were calculated using Modified Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire and compared with the control group. Second phase:strength, flexibility and tightness of the muscle groups (neck, lower back and knee) were evaluated through physical examination for the subjects who reported positive prevalence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The musculoskeletal disorders among the workers engaged in jewellery manufacturing were found to be specific to the occupation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ergonomics and Human Factor Engineering, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Urmi Ravindra
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Salve
keywords: Disability; low back pain; range of motion; strength