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Musculoskeletal Pain among School and University Female Teachers

Singh Meenakshi*, , Singh Meenakshi* , Sharma Bindu**

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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal 9(3):p 115-118, July - September 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/potj.0974.5777.9316.6

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 Background and Introduction: Musculoskeletal pain is a known consequence of repetitive strain, overuse, and work­related musculoskeletal disorders. These injuries include a variety of disorders that cause pain in bones, joints, muscles, or surrounding structures. Despite increases in women’s labour force participation, gender differences in work­related health conditions have received little research attention. The study was designed to give an estimation of the proportion of female teachers with chronic pain who appear to be  seriously handicapped by their pain on one moment and the extent to which pain can lead to disability, to loss of working days, to premature incapacity, or to unnecessary medical treatment. Methodology: A sample size of 70 out of which 35 teachers from school and 35 from university In the age group of 25­45yrs were included in the study. Other criteria for inclusion were chronic musculoskeletal pain in knee, back, shoulders, neck; BMI ­ normal (18­ 24.9); Pain due to exertion, ergonomics or overuse; job duration > 5yrs. Musculoskeletal pain assessed using Nordic pain questionnaire Whereas the disability was assessed using patient specific functional scale. Results: The results indicated that there is a negative correlation between the intensity of pain and disability among school as well as among the university female teachers. (r= ­1.99) Discussion: The study concluded that there is a negative correlation between the intensity of pain and disability at work among school and university female teachers and there is a high prevalence of disability among the high school teachers due to the musculoskeletal pain as compared to the middle school and the university female teachers.

Keywords: Musculoskeletal Pain; Disability; Work Related Health Disorder. 

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