Abstract:
Purpose: To identify the Common Musculoskeletal Complaints among Elderly
People at Elderly care Home. Objective: To identify the Common Musculoskeletal
Complaints in different body region of Elderly people and to determine the Treatment
received to solve Musculoskeletal Complaints and to explore the Socio-demographic
Characteristics of Elderly people with musculoskeletal complaints Methodology: A
Cross sectional study was conducted with a structured interviewer administrated
questionnaire with mixed questions to collect information from 50 elderly people age
ranging from 60 years to above 60 years. Data were numerically coded and captured
in Microsoft Excel, using an SPSS 16.0 version software program. Results: Pain,
Limitation of range of motion, Muscle weakness, Postural deformity and difficulty
during Activities of Daily living were shown as musculoskeletal complaints in this
study. Pain and difficulty in activities of Daily living were found to be the highest
Musculoskeletal Complaints with 82% respectively. 74% had muscle weakness in
different major group muscles in the body, 66% had limitation of Range of Motion in
different joints of the body and 42% participants had postural deformity. Analysis of
the study shown the socio-demographic characteristics of Elderly people with
Musculoskeletal Complaints like age (more aged group showed more risk of
complaining musculoskeletal complaints), gender (female were more risk than male),
area (the frequency of rural people were more than the urban people), and previous
occupation (the frequency of housewives were more than any other occupations like
service holder and business man). Conclusion: Elderly people are gradually
increasing in this world day by day, so musculoskeletal complaints among them are
an issue of burning question. It is essential to find out the actual prevalence of
musculoskeletal complaints among elderly people by taking mass population so that
the result can be generalized and can take appropriate action and rehabilitation
measures regarding this area.
