To investigate the physiotherapist’s knowledge, practice, and attitude towards ergonomic principles in order to reduce workplace stress. A cross-sectional study on 196 physiotherapists practicing in  public and private clinics and  hospitals in division Gujranwala and Lahore between May to August 2022. Participants were selected by non-probability convent sampling technique. Pre tested and semi structured questionnaire was used a data collection tool. Data were entered and analyzed with SPSS version 24.  All results were calculated at 95% confidence interval. Chi Square test and ANOVA were used to assess the relationship and comparison after the descriptive analysis respectively.  Out of total (n=196), 182(92.90%) participants had age between 25-30 years and females were more 138(70.40), mostly participants 183(93.40) had 5-10 years practical experience and many participants had specialization in orthopedic, MSK, women health, peads and Geriatrics. Out of 196 physiotherapists, 94 (47.96%) participants had very good knowledge of ergonomic principles, and 100 (51%) had positive attitude towards ergonomics, but only 81 (41.3%) were practicing the ergonomics in the field. It was concluded on the basis of findings that knowledge, attitude and practice are positively correlated with each other. A good level of knowledge was found positive attitude related to ergonomics however very little practice of ergonomic principles during physiotherapy practice.

Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, practice, physiotherapy, medical professionals, Ergonomic principles