Year: 2024 | Month: June | Volume: 14 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 151-155
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240623
Prevalence of Mechanical Neck Pain in Garment Workers in Ahmedabad - An Observational Study
Avani K Ghediya
Assistant Professor, MPT (neurological conditions) Mahatma Gandhi Physiotherapy College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Neck pain is one the major problem for working population, however it is usually neglected from clinical and research perspective. As sewing machine operators are very often utilized for predicting risk factors for neck pain. Therefore, considering the fact that there is alarming rise of incidence of neck pain.
AIM: The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of mechanical neck pain in garment workers in Ahmedabad.
METHOD: An observational study was carried out among 115 garment workers. In which 67 female and 48 male who had willingness to participate in the study according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Written consent was taken by individuals. Structured face to face interview questionnaires (NECK DISABILITY INDEX-10 ITEMS) were used to collect quantitative data on magnitude of work-related neck pain. Descriptive analysis was done using Microsoft excel.
RESULT: Study results showed that 43.47% had mild, 13.91% had moderate, 0.86% had severe mechanical neck pain.
CONCLUSION: From this study it is concluded that 58.24 % of the people of age group 20 to 60 years have mild, moderate and severe neck pain.
Key words: Neck pain, garment worker, Ahmedabad