UNLABELLED Background Office workers spend a long period of time behind a computer during working hours. The relation between the posture of sitting during work with computer and neck pain is still debatable. Even though some researchers claim a significant difference in head posture between patients with neck pain and pain-free participants, the FHP (forward head posture) has not always been a...

In doing sewing work, a tailor will arrange the work-place and table into most comfortable position which is sometimes bit low cause back to bend slightly automatically shoulders be lifted feel in activities. A sedentary monotonous burden neck, shoulders, arms so that fatigue / discomfort pain neck upper-back area often occurs. Neck felt at top of spine. This sign joints, muscles or other parts...

INTRODUCTION Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most frequent complaints among teachers, compromising their health and quality of life. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among teachers, assessing their occurrence according to sociodemographic characteristics, general health and well-being at work. METHODS An exploratory cross-sectional study conducted with 525 tea...

Background and Objectives: Working in incorrect posion has put this job in the 12th rank for musculoskeletal disorders of the neck, back, and upper limb among Sallers. The present study aimed to assess the labor situation  and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among chain grocery store workers. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 31 grocery workers in various p...

background and objectives: this study aimed to validate the west haven-yale multidimensional pain inventory (whympi) for iranian patients with chronic pain. methods: 585 patients with chronic pain in legs, back, hands, neck and shoulders were entered into this study. the west haven-yale multidimensional pain inventory (whympi) was used for assessment of pain in these patients. for validation of...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain is high among healthcare workers. Knowledge about risk factors at work is needed to efficiently target preventive strategies. This study estimates the prognosis for recovery from long-term musculoskeletal pain in different body regions among healthcare workers with different levels of perceived physical exertion during healthcare work. METHODS...

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of individual characteristics and physical and psychosocial workplace factors on neck/shoulder pain with pressure tenderness in the muscles. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Controversy prevails about the importance of workplace factors versus individual factors in the etiology of pain in the neck and/or shoulders. METHODS St...