PREVALENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER IN ELDERLY AT INDRAMAYU GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Abstract

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are a major problem and high prevalence among elderly, characterized by joint pain and associated with age. Based on the data for patients visited in physiotherapy department at the Indramayu General Hospital during January 2021, musculoskeletal disorders was the most common case. Methods: Medical records of patients as source of data that analyzed by high to low prevalence case from physiotherapy department, Indramayu General Hospital during January 2021 Results: The knee osteoarthritis was the highest number of musculoskeletal cases (50%). A quarter of the population suffers from low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy had 12.5% of issues detected. Conclusion: the knee osteoarthritis was being the commonest musculoskeletal problem among elderly in Indonesia, especially in Indramayu General Hospital.