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Articles

Biosomatic effects of the electromagnetic fields on view of the physiotherapy personnel health

Pages 192-199 | Published online: 15 May 2013
 

Abstract

The effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in physiotherapy have been discussed mainly with regard to the patient's safety, while the operator's safety is neglected. This paper presents the medical assessment and specific tendencies in the health status of personnel in physical therapy wards – where the EMFs are everyday background factor. This paper summarizes the somatic part of results from the study among physiotherapy personnel from facilities with different equipment and work load by using survey card designed by us for health status screening in somatic and neurobehavioral aspects. The main specific somatic findings and complaints in investigated group include parodontosis – 42%; cardiovascular disorders – 41.6%; allergic conditions with skin or systemic manifestation – 40.8%; photosensibilization – 34.1%; skin diseases – 31.5%; musculoskeletal disorders – 30.0% and neoplasm disorders – 7.5%. Keeping in mind that better part of the personnel in the physical therapy units is female, a special attention was paid to the pathology of the reproductive system; menstrual disturbances are observed in 20.0%. These findings are collected in complex for the first time in physiotherapy personnel, and when data were available from other professional groups, we found a good correlation.

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