Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 4

Prevalence of Neck or/and Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors in Sidcul Industrial Area, Rudrapur, Uttrakhand

Dolphin (P.G) Institute of Biomedical & Natural Sciences, Dehradun

Online published on 20 November, 2014.

Abstract

Purpose: To study the prevalence of neck or/and low back pain, to assess the associated risk factors and to examine whether the quality of life is associated with neck pain/or and low back pain in industrial workers, Sidcul,Rudrapur, India.

Subjects: 500 workers, aged 20–60 years.

Method: Each subject was administered an assessment form and then on the basis of the category of either neck or/and low back pain had completed the modified OSW (modified Oswestry Low BackPain), NPDI (Neck Pain Disability Index) and QOL (Quality of Life Scale) questionnaires.

Results: Prevalence of neck pain was found to be 3%, low back pain 27%, both low back & neck pain 11%.

Conclusion: Computing time of more than 6 hours and continuous standing for 2 hours were found to be major risk factors for low back pain. Smoking was a major risk factor for neck pain.

Keywords

Prevalence, Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, Risk Factors, Quality of Life