JOURNAL OF LIAONING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
(NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION)
LIAONING GONGCHENG JISHU DAXUE XUEBAO (ZIRAN KEXUE BAN)
辽宁工程技术大学学报（自然科学版）
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY STUDY
Noreen Kiran*, Aliza Pervaiz, Sahar Imran, Ali Haider, Ruhmah Amin
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal disorders are important and common health problems among special education teachers. Special education teachers deal with students who have physical disabilities. These teachers often experience muscle strains. However, musculoskeletal disorders have been neglected in this population.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and its association with the risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among special education teachers.
MATERIALS AND METHOD: Cross sectional survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in special education teachers. Sample population followed the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sample size was 92 collected through purposive sampling technique. Data was collected from special education centers of Faisalabad. Modified Nordic musculoskeletal Questionnaire and job factor questionnaire were used by our research team members. The domains of questionnaire includes demographic data, prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and their risk factors.
RESULTS: The mean age of population was 37.08. The neck, low back, shoulder, and knee prevalence rates were much higher, according to the results. The prevalence rates are as follows: 64.1% in the neck region, 50.0% in the shoulder, 51.1% in the low back, and 39.1% in the knees. There was significant association present between repeating the same work multiple times and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders.
CONCLUSION: The results shows that the regions having high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders are neck, low back, shoulder, and knees. Additionally, doing the same work repeatedly is a risk factor that contribute to musculoskeletal problems.
KEYWORDS: Musculoskeletal disorders, Job factor, Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, special education teachers, MSDs, risk factors, Modified-NMQ.