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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3271</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.13105</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Physical Therapy Approach to Analyze Job and Ergonomic Risk Factor Among Petrol Pump Workers&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Prasanna</surname><given-names>K Jothi</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S.</surname><given-names>Nithinkumar</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>B.</surname><given-names>Dilip</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>5</day><month>01</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>68</fpage><lpage>69</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Based on existing knowledge and theory of the biomechanics and epidemiology of distal and upper extremity disorders, a semi-quantitative job analysis methodology was developed. The petrol pump workers who have the repetitive activity of upper limb by holding and keeping the nozzle at the petrol pump station. This repetitive activity increases the tension on the muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system. This activity is carried out in standing posture.&#13;
Objective: The purpose of the present study is to know the prevalence of upper limb deformity in petrol pump workers.&#13;
Methods: Samples were assessed using Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) tool.&#13;
Results: 60% of the population were found to be under medium risk, 14%of the population had a higher risk of developing a deformity and 26% had negligible or at low risk.&#13;
Conclusion: Proper ergonomic care must be undertaken in the high-risk category and appropriate ergonomic advice should be given to the workers to prevent them from becoming vulnerable to upper limb deformities.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Petrol pump workers</kwd><kwd> Upperlimb disorder</kwd><kwd> Musculoskeletal disorder</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
