The most uncomfortable chronic pain in primary school teachers: differential between different body regions

Gabani, Flávia Lopes; González, Alberto Durán; Mesas, Arthur Eumann; Andrade, Selma Maffei de

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“…In primary care, for example, chronic pain is one of the main reasons for seeking care [2]. The body regions commonly affected by CMP are the back [3,4] and upper and lower limbs [5,6]. Some health conditions often associated with CMP are tension, fatigue [7], depression and low quality of life scores [8,9].…”

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Longitudinal associations of changes in physical activity and TV viewing with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Brazilian schoolteachers

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This study analyzed the longitudinal association of changes in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) practice and television viewing (TV viewing) with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). The data about LTPA, TV viewing, and CMP were obtained in 2012 and after 24 months through individual interviews with schoolteachers from elementary and secondary education public schools in a large city in the southern region of Brazil. The statistical analysis was performed using generalized estimating equation regression models adjusted for sex, age, body mass index and depression. A total of 527 schoolteachers were studied, among which 66.6% were women, and the median age was 42 years (interquartile range: 34 to 49). A total of 170 (32.3%) participants reported CMP at baseline and 130 (24.7%) at follow-up. Both LTPA and TV viewing were independently and significantly associated with CMP regardless of all adjustment variables. Concretely, increasing LTPA by 60 minutes/ week was associated with a 6.2% lower likelihood of CMP, and increasing TV viewing by 30 minutes/day was associated with a 5.1% higher likelihood of having CMP among the participants. In summary, this study showed that LTPA and TV viewing have independent and opposite relationships with the longitudinal risk of CMP, which suggests that the potential benefits obtained from practicing more LTPA are insufficient to compensate for the potential detrimental effect of viewing TV for longer with respect to the CMP.

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“…The prevalence of back pain was higher among teachers who reported increased body weight during the pandemic. Weight gain can result in obesity, and the literature highlights a bidirectional relationship between obesity and complaints of musculoskeletal pain (Gabani et al 2018 ; Walsh et al 2018 ).…”

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Back pain occurred due to changes in routinary activities among Brazilian schoolteachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Objective This study’s main objective was to investigate the emergence of back pain as a consequence to changes in usual activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic among teachers in public schools in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 15,276 schoolteachers using an online questionnaire. The variables included sociodemographic and occupational data, health situation, habits and behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bivariate analyses using Pearson’s chi-square test and multiple analyses using Poisson regression were performed to identify the associated factors. Results About 58% of schoolteachers reported back pain due to changes in routine activities during the pandemic. The adjusted model showed a correlation between back pain and female sex, longer working hours, overwork, difficulties concerning distance working, negative changes in health status and quality of sleep; frequent feeling of sadness, depression, or anxiety; use of medications to relax, sleep or against stress/anxiety/depression; physical inactivity or negative changes in the practice of physical activities; increased body weight; reduction of leisure time; increased time of use of computer or tablet and overload of housework. Conclusion During the COVID-19 pandemic, schoolteachers reported a high prevalence of emergence of back pain, which delineates a contradiction in terms: on the one hand, distance education allows social distancing that contributes to the preservation of teachers’ health by reducing the risk of contamination by COVID-19. On the other hand, it imposes new demands that—in disagreement with working conditions—can threaten the health of these workers.

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“…The significant relationship between irregular sleeping pattern and MSDs among teachers is corroborated in a study with state school teachers in Londrina, state of Paraná, Brazil, which revealed that pains in ULs and LLs were factors that hindered workers’ sleep. 29 It is worth highlighting that this relationship may have a bimodal nature, since MSDs may have an influence on sleep and poor sleep quality may lead to the onset of MSDs. 30 …”

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among schoolteachers

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Aguiar³

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Rev Bras Med Trab

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Based on data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics' National Household Sample Survey (Pnad), the authors apply a logistic model to measure if (and how much) early access to pensions decreases the probability of beneficiaries continuing to work. They also deploy two other strategies (Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition of wage differentials and propensity score weighting) to evaluate whether there is a decrease in productivity among pensioners that continue to work.Conservative estimates suggest a loss of 0.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) per year as an effect of early access to pensions. The most significant effect of early pensions would be on the reduction of work among beneficiaries (0.5 per cent of GDP). There is also an additional effect on reduction of productivity, of 0.1 per cent of GDP.

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The most uncomfortable chronic pain in primary school teachers: differential between different body regions

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Longitudinal associations of changes in physical activity and TV viewing with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Brazilian schoolteachers

Longitudinal associations of changes in physical activity and TV viewing with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Brazilian schoolteachers

Back pain occurred due to changes in routinary activities among Brazilian schoolteachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among schoolteachers

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