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Abstract Background:Work related musculoskeletal disorders are induced or aggravated by work and the circumstances of its performance. Physiotherapists are at risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders due to the physically demanding nature of their job. Objective:To survey the relationship between work related musculoskeletal disorders and physical therapists duration of work in Egypt. Methods:The study was conducted on 835 physical therapists. They were assigned into four groups according to their duration of work, Their mean age ± SD was 28.57 ± 5.31 years ranged between 21 and 51 years. They were working in educational, general, private, rehabilitation hospitals and private clinics in Egypt, to assess musculoskeletal disorders due to work in the last 12 months. The participants were asked to answer Modified Nordic questionnaire |