Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: February | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 26-31
Prevalence of Neck Pain and Back Pain in Computer Users Working from Home during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Web-Based Survey
Manali Shah1, Ruchi Desai2
1Assistant Professor, L J Institute of Physiotherapy, L J Campus, Ahmedabad.
2Assistant Professor, L J Institute of Physiotherapy, L J Campus, Ahmedabad.
Corresponding Author: Manali Shah
ABSTRACT
A survey of 129 participants between the ages of 18-65 years was conducted to find out prevalence and measure functional disability of neck pain and back pain in computer users working from home during COVID-19 Pandemic. In our study 70.5% participants had pain or discomfort in body out of which 42.9% had pain in neck and upper back region, 36.3% had pain in the lower back region and legs whereas 16.5% had pain or discomfort in both region. Those who had pain were asked to fill NDI and /or ODI questionnaire and we found 41.9 %, 24.8 % and 3.1% participants had mild, moderate and severe functional limitation due to neck pain and 67.4%, 31.8% and 0.8% participants had mild, moderate and severe functional limitation due to low back pain. We also found that only 30 participants (23.2%) were following ergonomic advices. Thus, it is important to spread more awareness among young working professionals regarding the correct work ergonomics while working on computer at home and workplace.
Key words: work from home, computer users, MSDs, ergonomics.