Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders present an important problem for society, employer and employee. Disorders arise at work and cause discomfort or pain during the work. One-year prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) in general population was in the latest European survey as high as 44.6 % for the lower back. Among physiotherapists one-year prevalence of WMSD ranges from 28-96 %. Most common problems are present in lower back, with one-year prevalence as high as 83 %. Purpose: To find out prevalence of WMSD on a sample of physiotherapists and correlation to demographic, anthropometric variables, physical activity and psychosocial factors. Methods: Extended Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used to gain the data from 102 employed physiotherapists. Student t-test, Chi-square test and Mann-Whitney test were used for analyses, with statistical significance level of p ⡤ 0.05. Results: One-year prevalence of WMSD on our sample was 92.2 %. The highest prevalence was present in the neck region (63 %) and lower back (62 %). Years of practice and age was found as risk factor for regions of shoulders, knees and ankles/feet. Number of patients was a risk factor on our sample for prevalence of WMSD in more regions and in region of neck and shoulders. Physical activity was not statistically significant for prevalence in different body regions. Discussion and conclusion: Prevalence on the sample was among highest in comparison with other countries. Possible cause is inclusion of only secondary and tertiary level of health service. Better interventions for management of WMSD are needed.
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