Research suggests that eye care providers, including ophthalmologists and optometrists, suffer from more musculoskeletal disorders than family practice physicians, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.
Surveys were completed by 94 eye care physicians and 92 family medicine physicians. Eye care providers, compared with family medicine providers, reported a higher prevalence of neck pain (46 vs. 21 percent) hand/wrist pain (17 percent vs. 7 percent) and lower back pain (26 percent vs. 9 percent). In addition, 31 percent of eye care providers classified their job as a high-strain job, compared with 20 percent of family care providers.
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Surveys were completed by 94 eye care physicians and 92 family medicine physicians. Eye care providers, compared with family medicine providers, reported a higher prevalence of neck pain (46 vs. 21 percent) hand/wrist pain (17 percent vs. 7 percent) and lower back pain (26 percent vs. 9 percent). In addition, 31 percent of eye care providers classified their job as a high-strain job, compared with 20 percent of family care providers.
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