Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists
Since the number of dental patients is increasing day by day dentists are forced to spend longer times in dental chairs. This is increasing the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in dentists. This article reviews the mechanisms causing musculoskeletal disorders among dentists and also covers...
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| author | Dodda Kiran Kumar Neelima Rathan Sreevalli Mohan Mohammadi Begum Bhanu Prasad Eswar Ravi Vara Prasad |
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| description | Since the number of dental patients is increasing day by day dentists are forced to spend longer times in dental chairs. This is increasing the
prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in dentists. This article reviews the mechanisms causing musculoskeletal disorders among dentists
and also covers the exercises that can be done to prevent them. Exercises that increase the fitness of a dentist are divided into aerobic
exercises – concentrating on total body fitness, stretching exercises – that concentrate on the muscles that tend to tighten in prolonged
dental postures and strengthening exercises – that concentrate on the muscles that are opposite to the tight muscles. These exercises are
made simple and of minimal intensity so that a dentist can practice them independently. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47c13077608f4ed587df5fa9c91f2a192022-12-22T00:06:36ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-07-0187ZE13ZE1610.7860/JCDR/2014/7549.4620Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in DentistsDodda Kiran Kumar0Neelima Rathan1Sreevalli Mohan2Mohammadi Begum3Bhanu Prasad4Eswar Ravi Vara Prasad5Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.Vice Principal, Montessori College of Physiotherapy, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.Professor and Hod, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.Since the number of dental patients is increasing day by day dentists are forced to spend longer times in dental chairs. This is increasing the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in dentists. This article reviews the mechanisms causing musculoskeletal disorders among dentists and also covers the exercises that can be done to prevent them. Exercises that increase the fitness of a dentist are divided into aerobic exercises – concentrating on total body fitness, stretching exercises – that concentrate on the muscles that tend to tighten in prolonged dental postures and strengthening exercises – that concentrate on the muscles that are opposite to the tight muscles. These exercises are made simple and of minimal intensity so that a dentist can practice them independently.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4620/7549_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(AS)_PF1(T)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK).pdfdentistryergonomicsmusculoskeletal disorderspreventive exercises |
| spellingShingle | Dodda Kiran Kumar Neelima Rathan Sreevalli Mohan Mohammadi Begum Bhanu Prasad Eswar Ravi Vara Prasad Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research dentistry ergonomics musculoskeletal disorders preventive exercises |
| title | Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists |
| title_full | Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists |
| title_fullStr | Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists |
| title_short | Exercise Prescriptions to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists |
| title_sort | exercise prescriptions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders in dentists |
| topic | dentistry ergonomics musculoskeletal disorders preventive exercises |
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