TY - JOUR AU - Gangadhar Patil, Neelesh AU - Kumar Patil, Ashwini PY - 2022/04/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - An observational study of hetus of musculoskeletal pain in IT (Information Technology) professionals JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 13 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.47552/ijam.v13i1.2445 UR - https://www.ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/2445 SP - 96-100 AB - <p>Background &amp; Objective: The IT-BPO industry employees often suffer the musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Hence the objective of this entitled study was to observe the <em>Ayurvedic</em> <em>hetus</em> (causes) for these MSDs. Methods : A cross sectional survey study was conducted on IT employees using a questionnaire on 223 subjects along with pilot study on 23 subjects. On the basis of the pilot study, validity and reliability of questionnaire was checked. Result : High incidence of low back trouble was observed (75.33%) as compared to shoulder and neck troubles. The presence of causes – <em>Vishamasana</em> (wrong posture), lack of exercise and <em>Atishrama</em> (physical and mental exertion) were very high. Higher observations were also found for the – <em>ratri jagarana</em> (night vigil) and <em>kshudha vegadharana</em> (postponing the meals). A comparative study of lifestyle factors among males &amp; females showed that, more haphazard and faulty lifestyle was present in males. Conclusion : <em>Vishamasana</em> and <em>Atishrama</em> are major causes of these MSDs while high AC exposure, lack of exercise, <em>ratri</em> <em>jagarana</em> and <em>kshudha</em> <em>vegadharana</em> acts as <em>Viprakrishta</em> <em>hetus</em> (long term causes) for MSDs.</p> ER -