Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article
Background: Motorcycle has been one of the vital modes of transportation worldwide. It is quite difficult to identify the risk factors that affect muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to not much research having been carried out on the motorcyclist. The purpose of this study was to have a bett...
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| author | Alias, Ayuni Nabilah Karuppiah, Karmegam Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri Zainal Abidin, Emilia Mohd Shafie, Umi Kalsom Sambasivam, Sivasankar |
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| description | Background: Motorcycle has been one of the vital modes of transportation worldwide. It is quite difficult to identify the risk factors that affect muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to not much research having been carried out on the motorcyclist. The purpose of this study was to have a better understanding of the risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to motorcycle riding. Method: Five databases were searched based on keywords that related to the risk factors might cause discomfort among motorcyclist. The research screened covered years between 1973 until 2013. In order to identify and classify research studies, specific keywords were identified and used in order to guide the discovery of relevant studies. Result: As overall, five risk factors were identified that might affect the muscle activity and cause discomfort on various parts of body among motorcyclist. Risk factors such as biological, environmental, vehicle, physiological and life activities factors were related to each other and might contribute to the discomfort among motorcyclists during riding process. Conclusion: This review was done to relate risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist, as there is currently not much information available on the riding and muscular discomfort of motorcyclists in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | upm-279562016-06-20T05:42:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27956/ Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article Alias, Ayuni Nabilah Karuppiah, Karmegam Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri Zainal Abidin, Emilia Mohd Shafie, Umi Kalsom Sambasivam, Sivasankar Background: Motorcycle has been one of the vital modes of transportation worldwide. It is quite difficult to identify the risk factors that affect muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to not much research having been carried out on the motorcyclist. The purpose of this study was to have a better understanding of the risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist due to motorcycle riding. Method: Five databases were searched based on keywords that related to the risk factors might cause discomfort among motorcyclist. The research screened covered years between 1973 until 2013. In order to identify and classify research studies, specific keywords were identified and used in order to guide the discovery of relevant studies. Result: As overall, five risk factors were identified that might affect the muscle activity and cause discomfort on various parts of body among motorcyclist. Risk factors such as biological, environmental, vehicle, physiological and life activities factors were related to each other and might contribute to the discomfort among motorcyclists during riding process. Conclusion: This review was done to relate risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist, as there is currently not much information available on the riding and muscular discomfort of motorcyclists in Malaysia. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27956/1/27956.pdf Alias, Ayuni Nabilah and Karuppiah, Karmegam and Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri and Zainal Abidin, Emilia and Mohd Shafie, Umi Kalsom and Sambasivam, Sivasankar (2016) Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 45 (suppl.1). pp. 35-43. ISSN 2251-6085; ESSN: 2251-6093 http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/6152 |
| spellingShingle | Alias, Ayuni Nabilah Karuppiah, Karmegam Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri Zainal Abidin, Emilia Mohd Shafie, Umi Kalsom Sambasivam, Sivasankar Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
| title | Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
| title_full | Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
| title_short | Risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
| title_sort | risk factors of muscular discomfort among motorcyclist-review article |
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