Carpet Layers Knee Problems

Compared with workers who rarely kneel niosh found that carpet layers have high frequencies of bursitis of the knee fluid buildup requiring knee aspirations skin infections of the knee and a variety of other knee disorders.

Carpet layers knee problems.

Both kneeling and use of the knee kicker contribute significantly to the high frequency of carpet layers knee disorders. It is also called as carpet layer s knee or housemaid s knee. Such workers strike a knee kicker used to stretch the carpet with the suprapatellar area of their knees. Jensen lk rytter s marott jl and bonde jp.

A cross sectional study of a historical cohort. 1 symptoms of the condition are swelling of the knee. Knee problems among carpet layers are described. It is marked by swelling at the knee which can be tender to the touch and which generally does not restrict the knee s range of motion it can be extremely painful and disabling as long as the underlying condition persists.

Prepatellar bursitis is an inflammation of the prepatellar bursa at the front of the knee. This condition can develop either due to pressure or a direct injury to the knee. The carpet layer usually owns his own knee kicker which costs about 100. The knee is tender to touch although the pain and swelling do not hamper motion of knee.

Trauma to the knee can be acute or chronic. Members of a carpet layers union required knee surgery evacuation of knee effusions and treatment of repeated joint infection. Carpet layers spend approximately 75 percent of their workday kneeling according to niosh estimates putting a significant amount of pressure on their knees. Relationship between years in the trade and the development of radiographic knee osteoarthritis and mri detected meniscal tears and bursitis in floor layers.