Bektas, Selen AydonerDegerli, Medine Nur OzataAltuntas, OnurBumin, Gonca2025-01-112025-01-11202400738-05771541-309810.1080/07380577.2024.24266522-s2.0-85208785841https://doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2024.2426652https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14627/268Ozata Degerli, Medine Nur/0000-0003-4776-3892Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are a common cause of absentism and work disability. As work-related musculoskeletal disorders represent an increasingly important issue for occupational therapists, this study determined musculoskeletal disorders among occupational therapists in Turkey. A total of 238 occupational therapists participated and completed the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. As a result, 73.1% of participants reported experiencing neck pain and 72.3% reported experiencing low back pain at 12 months. Statistically significant differences were found between participants with and without work-related musculoskeletal disorders regarding gender, experience, workplace type, treatment, and daily working hours (p < 0.05). Occupational therapists may experience work-related musculoskeletal disorders due to not practicing proper body mechanics or non-provision of transferring equipment.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMusculoskeletal DisordersOccupational TherapistsWorkplaceWork-Related InjuryArticleQ2WOS:00135383790000139527445