Associations of Length of Employment and Working Conditions with Neck, Shoulder and Arm Pain among Nursery Scool Teachers.

Ono, Yoshio; Imaeda, Toshihiko; Shimaoka, Midori; Hiruta, Shuichi; Hattori, Yoshinobu; Ando, Shoji; Hori, Fumiko; Tatsumi, Asami

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“…This speculation is partly supported by Ono et al who compared the sick leave statistics of sewing machine operators on full-time schedules with that of part-time operators. [13] As per the Table 4 study shows knee and thigh pain occur in teachers due to prolong standing for several hours in school and repetitive stair climbing in school during working hours. Overall physical work load seem to be the most important risk factor.…”

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“…Activities of sustained sitting in front of computer, standing up teaching in class, repetitively, overhead writing on the board are also unsafe act found in teachers. [13] Neck pain among the school teachers is mainly due to awkward posture -sitting with poking chin which induce considerable load on the posterior structures of spine, leading to increased tension on non-contractile structures and posterior cervical structures. [14] Table 4 shows the prevalence of upper back and lower back pain is 29.97% and 49.92%, respectively, for the present study.…”

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“…[7,9,10,11] Therefore, the analysis and appropriate determination of the problem, and the investigation of its associated factors, are relevant to the design measures that may intervene on the problem. [11][12][13] Epidemiological data such as on neck pain, shoulder pain, and low back pain (LBP) in Indian teachers are less. This study aims to describe the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain according to the sociodemographic and teaching characteristics among teachers.…”

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Prevalence of the musculoskeletal disorder among school teachers

Vaghela¹,

Parekh²

2017

Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol

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Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent one of the most common and important occupational health problems in working populations, being responsible for a substantial impact on the quality of life and incurring a major economic burden in compensation cost and lost wages. School teachers represent an occupational group, among which there appears to be a high prevalence of MSD. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of the MSDs among school teachers. Materials and Methods: The research project was conducted after getting clearance from Human Research Ethics Committee of the K M Patel Institution for Education and Research Centre. This study was conducted in the various schools. Three hundred and fourteen teachers were enrolled in this study. To investigate the MSDs among school teachers, they were interviewed with the modified Nordic questionnaire. Results: In the current study, a total of 314 participants have been recruited in that minimum age of participants is 22 and maximum age is 59 with mean 40.5 ± 9.88. Total prevalence of the MSD is 71.95% among the teachers. In that, female were more affected with 72% than the males with 28%. Conclusion: The teachers here in reported a high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the shoulder, knee, and back.

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Prevalence of the musculoskeletal disorder among school teachers

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Parekh²

2017

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“…Allen et al 50) reported no relationship between voluntary overtime ranging up to 60+ h per week and MS injuries in workers at a truck manufacturing plant. One 51) of the four studies examining symptoms reported a significant increase, while the other three were not significant [52][53][54] . Bourdouxhe and Toulouse 52) theorized their findings might have been influenced by lack of a comparison group working 40 h per week, since almost all of their film technicians worked very long hours.…”

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A Review of Work Schedule Issues and Musculoskeletal Disorders with an Emphasis on the Healthcare Sector

2008

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Work hours in healthcare often involve extended work shifts (longer than 8 h per day), long work hours (greater than 40 h per week), on-call work, mandatory overtime, and shift work (work times other than 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.) to deliver care around the clock. The shortage of nurses and other types of healthcare workers push those available to work longer hours to fill the vacancies. Studies of many types of workers report these demanding work schedules are associated with several health and safety risks including psychological, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular disturbances, injuries and automobile crashes, cancer, and adverse reproductive outcomes [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] . In addition, workers may be more prone to poor health behaviors such as smoking, drug and alcohol abuse and less physical activity. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a significant cause of morbidity in healthcare workers, and research on the effects of demanding work schedules on MSD risk is an area that needs further exploration. The purpose of this report is to assess research progress to date examining the relationship between demanding work schedules and MSD outcomes and to identify areas for future study. Theoretical Framework and Possible Mechanisms Linking Demanding Work Schedules and MSDsThe National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (NRC/IOM) proposed Abstract: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a significant cause of morbidity in healthcare workers. The influence of shift work and long work hours on risk for MSDs is an area that needs further exploration. The purpose of this report is to assess research progress and gaps across studies that examined the relationship between demanding work schedules and MSD outcomes. A literature search identified 23 peer-reviewed publications in the English language that examined MSDs and long work hours, shift work, extended work shifts, mandatory overtime, or weekend work. Eight studies that examined long work hours and had some controls for physical job demands reported a significant increase in one or more measures of MSDs. Fourteen studies examining shift work had incomparable methods and types of shift work, and therefore, no clear trends in findings were identified. A small number of studies examined mandatory overtime, work on weekends and days off, and less than 10 h off between shifts. Given the complexity of the work schedule research topic, relatively few studies have adequately examined the relationship of work schedules and musculoskeletal outcomes. The review discusses research gaps including methodological issues and suggests research priorities.

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“…On the other hand however, other research has suggested that LBP is not related to hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle nor to the use of Oral Contraceptives (OC) 14) . Back pain is known to be an increasingly common problem for the Japanese workforce 15) and has been studied epidemiologically in a variety of occupational fields such as construction workers 16) , taxi drivers 17) and school personnel [18][19][20] . The Japanese health care workforce is also known to suffer LBP, with previous research revealing high rates of musculoskeletal disorders among hospital nurses 6,8,21) and nursing home workers [22][23][24] .…”

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