Indian railway employs around 20,000 of Railway porters for the heavy load of work causing discomfort to their body in most elephantine way. Twelve porters were randomly selected from purposively selected areas, Old Delhi and Jalandhar (Punjab) Railway Stations (six from each) for the study during the busiest time of Guru Nanak Jayanti. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to log the personal profile and musculo-skeletal discomfort of the respondents. | WRMSD related to manual material handling of Indian railway porters
