Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physiotherapists and physiotherapy students in Croatia and their association with physical fitness

Abstract

Among physiotherapists, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are the most common health problem. This study aimed to provide evidence for planning evidence-based health promotion programmes for ensuring and maintaining adequate physical fitness (PF) to decrease WMSDs among physiotherapists which would have started already during the study.

Keywords

• musculoskeletal disorders
• physical fitness
• physiotherapists
• physiotherapy students
• mišično-skeletne motnje
• telesna pripravljenost
• fizioterapevti
• študenti fizioterapije