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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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Working at the loom and musculoskeletal disorders in a female population of Crete, Greece

Yannis Alamanos

Yannis Alamanos, Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

Kiki Tsamandouraki

Kiki Tsamandouraki, Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Greece, For correspondence: Dr. Kiki Tsamandouraki Department of Social Medicine University of Crete P.O. Box 1393 Iraklio, Crete, Greece Tel. (081) 261970–7 Fax (081) 262674

Antonis Koutis

Antonis Koutis, Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

Michael Fioretos

Michael Fioretos, Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

The influence of the working at the loom on the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders has been studied in the adult female population of a highland community of Crete, in which home-based handicraft has an important place in the economic activity. Information about symptoms and clinical signs related to the musculoskeletal system, as well as about socioeconomic characteristics was collected by means of a personal interview and a medical examination. Regression analysis shows that there is a statistically significant association between the intensity of symptoms from the upper extremities and the shoulder-neck region and the number of years of working at the loom, independently from other studied variables, such as BMI, age and number of children per woman.

Key Words: Occupational health • musculoskeletal disorders • loom • women

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 21, No. 3, 171-175 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489302100306
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