Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 1 2019 07 01 Musculoskeletal Disorders among a Sample of Iranian Medical Care Professions Working in Lorestan Hospitals: a Descriptive Study from Lorestan, Iran 150 155 20116 10.52547/ijmpp.4.1.150 EN Mohammad Hossien Delshad Public Health Department, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. and MPH student of Health policy, Health policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (Delshad@sbmu.ac.ir) Fatemeh Pourhaji Public Health Department, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran (Pourhaji@sbmu.ac.ir). Journal Article <strong>Aims:</strong> Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are of concern in health problem with highest prevalence and are one of the causes of occupational disability in Medical care professions (MCPs). This study aimed to describe the rate of MSDs among MCPs who working in Lorestan hospitals, Iran.<br> <strong>Instruments & Methods:</strong> Using a convenience sampling in this descriptive study, 100 MCPs from two hospitals of Azna and Aligodarz of Lorestan province were selected. Data collected through a demographic questionnaire by which the questions regarding different MSDs were asked. Date were entered into SPSS 21 and analysed using descriptive analysis.<br> <strong>Findings:</strong> Totally, 100 MCPs took part in the study and responded to the questions (responded rate 100%). Back pain and neck pain were the most common area of participants’ complains respectively. Eighty seven participants (88%) of the MCPs stated they did not follow any pain treatment or pain management. Furthermore, the majority of the participants (N=64, 64%) of the participants believed that stress has not significant associate with their pain. However, thirty six participants (36%) stated that their pain has been worsening with increased stress. <br> <strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study revealed that the majority of the studied MCPs suffered from a kind if MSDs without any pain treatment/ management work up. Therefore, dong more studied to confirm these results in this special target group working in these hospitals and to explore the causes of pain is strongly recommended. https://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir/article_20116_456414ddfffd645d272538bcf3950609.pdf