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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among the Hairdressers: A Pilot Study

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The amount of data and research effort to indicate the MSDs among hairdressers has been limited. This study aims to describe the work-related musculoskeletal disorders among on-job hairdressers, by identifying the body regions associated with significant discomfort. The study was conducted with thirty professional hairdressers. Self-reporting work related questionnaire on MSDs to develop, were distributed in hairdressing of Setubal (Portugal). The results from the study show that all of hairdressers reported spine discomfort, followed by discomfort in the shoulders (83 %), hands and wrists (43 %) and lower limbs (30 %). The main causes of these symptoms is the standing posture throughout the workday, repetitive movements and the maintenance of high upper limbs during prolonged time. Within the limitations of the study, it reveals that there is no relationship between the increased level of discomfort with age or with working hours. More research is needed on musculoskeletal problems with hairdressers and beauticians with an emphasis on a larger sample.

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Cruz, J., Dias-Teixeira, M. (2016). Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among the Hairdressers: A Pilot Study. In: Goonetilleke, R., Karwowski, W. (eds) Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 489. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41694-6_14

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