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  <title>Musculoskeletal Discomfort (MSD) Faced by Women Engaged in Mithila Painting: an Exploratory Investigation</title>

      <doi>https://doi.org/10.21276/AATCCReview.2024.12.04.231</doi>
  
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      <abstract><![CDATA[<p>India has a rich storage of art. From the traditional to the contemporary, India is fast budding<br />
itself as a key intention for those who love art. India is distinct from its rich traditional<br />
heritage of Tribal/Folk Arts and Culture. The current study was conducted in the Madhubani<br />
district of Bihar. A sample of 60 respondents were selected from the Mithila region for the<br />
field study, who labor 4-6 hours a day for Madhubani painting or Madhubani art. The present<br />
study was aimed at measuring musculoskeletal discomfort and severity of pain. The study&#39;s<br />
findings showed that the majority of respondents 61.67 percent experienced severe pain<br />
during Mithila painting, while 56.66 percent women reported experiencing musculoskeletal<br />
discomfort. Correlation analysis further revealed a significant positive relationship between<br />
age and both musculoskeletal discomfort and severity of pain.</p>
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                <div class="aatcc-abstract-text"><p>India has a rich storage of art. From the traditional to the contemporary, India is fast budding<br />
itself as a key intention for those who love art. India is distinct from its rich traditional<br />
heritage of Tribal/Folk Arts and Culture. The current study was conducted in the Madhubani<br />
district of Bihar. A sample of 60 respondents were selected from the Mithila region for the<br />
field study, who labor 4-6 hours a day for Madhubani painting or Madhubani art. The present<br />
study was aimed at measuring musculoskeletal discomfort and severity of pain. The study&#39;s<br />
findings showed that the majority of respondents 61.67 percent experienced severe pain<br />
during Mithila painting, while 56.66 percent women reported experiencing musculoskeletal<br />
discomfort. Correlation analysis further revealed a significant positive relationship between<br />
age and both musculoskeletal discomfort and severity of pain.</p>
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