Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 12 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 207-211
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220828
Correlation of Cervical Core Muscle Strength and Neck Pain in Teachers
Chandrika Morwal1, Sadhana Mukhi2
1Second year M.P.T Student, JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad
2Assistant Lecturer, JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad
Corresponding Author: Chandrika Morwal
ABSTRACT
Background: Neck pain is one of the most significant health problems due to stress of work that is linked with many causes including physical and psychological stress.
There are some of the risk factors believed to alter posture and cause neck pain and may be hazardous to the health of teachers, whose professions involves repetitive movements like writing, in addition to prolonged standing, as well as daily computer use. Some of Psychosocial risk factors that are believed to cause neck pain includes stress of workload, coping ability, social support is included.
Teaching is considered as one of the professions where incidence and prevalence of neck pain is high. So, aim of the study is to find out correlation of cervical core muscle strength and neck pain in teachers.
Methodology: The correlational study was conducted on teachers of colleges and universities of Ahmedabad. Thirty teachers aged between 25 and 40 years with experience of minimum 1year or more than 1 year and those who have neck pain and trapezius pain since for past three months were invited to participate in this study. Teachers with pain score of 3 or more in visual analogue scale and neck disability index score of 5 or more than 5 were included. Neck disability index was used for assessing neck pain. Cervical core muscle strength was assessed by using pressure biofeedback device.
Result: Correlation was done by using Spearman's Rho correlation. The data analysis revealed that r value is -0.648 and p value is < 0.001
Conclusion: This study shows that there is moderate correlation between cervical core muscle strength and neck pain in teachers.
Key words: cervical core muscle strength, neck pain, teachers