Musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists—prevalence, characteristics and impacts of work—short review

doi:10.1201/b18042-53

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Musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists—prevalence, characteristics and impacts of work—short review

ABSTRACT

Physical therapists who routinely performed manual therapy were 3.5 times more likely to have had musculoskeletal symptoms in the wrists and hands than physical therapists who did not routinely perform manual therapy (Bork, 1996).