Physiological Disorders in Motorbike Riders and Vehicle Parameters

The musculoskeletal system is an organ system that enables an organism to move,

support and maintain stability during movements. It is made up of skeleton, muscles,

cartilage, tendons, ligaments and joints. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones and

keep the bones in place. To allow motion, different bones are connected by the

articulating joints. There are three types of muscle tissues exists in the body. They are

skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. Skeletal and smooth muscles are considered as

part of the musculoskeletal system. Cardiac muscles are found in the heart. A tendon is

a thick fibrous connective tissue. It is used to connect muscles to the bone. Joints are

the bone articulations allows the movement. A ligament is a dense and white band of

fibrous elastic tissue. It connects the ends of bones together in order to form a joint.

Ligament helps to limit joint dislocation and restrict improper hyperextension and

hyperflexion. It provides cushions between bones and tendons (ILO et al. 2020).

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are conditions that can affect muscles, bones,

and joints. Common MSDs includes tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and bone fractures. Tendinitis is an inflammation of a tendon.

Tendon is the thick fibrous cords that attaches muscle to the bone (Armstrong T J et al.

1993). This condition causes pain and tenderness. Tendinitis can occur around your

shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees and heels. Carpal tunnel syndrome causes pain in the

hand and the fingers. It may be caused by continuous repetitive movements.

Osteoarthiritis is the degeneration of joint cartilage and the associated bones. It is most

common in middle aged human being. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip,

knee, and thumb joints. Rheumatoid arthiritis is a chronic disease causing inflammation

in the joints specifically in the finger, wrist, knee and ankle. Bone fractures are common

for vehicle drivers during accidents (Sue A et al. 2012). MSD's affect major area of our

musculoskeletal system such as back, shoulder, wrist, neck etc

Author: S. Ramasamy
Publisher: S Ramasamy
Published: 06/27/2022
Pages: 148
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9783262040861