Prevalence of Neck Pain and Disability in Medical Students of Sialkot: Neck Pain and Disability

Sadia Ghafoor; Rabia Faiz; . Ayesha; Aroma Pervaiz; Ayesha Yousaf; Habiba Basit; Anees Arshad; Sidra Ghias; Amna Khalid

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v7i03.1056

Authors

Sadia Ghafoor Sialkot College of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sialkot, Pakistan
Rabia Faiz Sialkot College of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sialkot, Pakistan
. Ayesha Sialkot College of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sialkot, Pakistan
Aroma Pervaiz Sialkot College of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sialkot, Pakistan
Ayesha Yousaf Sialkot College of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sialkot, Pakistan
Habiba Basit Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Anees Arshad Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sidra Ghias Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Amna Khalid Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v7i03.1056

Keywords:

Medical Students, Cervical Stenosis, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neck Pain, Disability, Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire

Abstract

Neck pain is a pervasive musculoskeletal disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. It ranks as the fourth most typical cause of disability. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of neck pain and disability in medical students of Sialkot. Methods: It was cross-sectional study and simple random sampling technique was used. 465 male/female medical student 18–25-year-old were participated. Subjects with other neck pathologies like cervical stenosis were excluded. Data were collected from three different institutes of Sialkot i.e., University of Sialkot, Sialkot College of Physical Therapy and University of Management and Technology. Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire was used to collect data. Study ran from 20 May to 22 September 2021.Statsitical analysis done through SPSS version 20. Histogram, bar charts used to display data. Ethical approval obtained from institute before conducting research. Results: Results were calculated using Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) percentages. 15.9% had no disability, 58.1% had mild disability, and 19.4% had moderate disability while 6.7% were suffering from severe disability. The overall neck pain prevalence was 58.1% and it caused mild disability in medical students. Conclusions: It is concluded that neck pain is quite common among medical students as more than half of participants were suffering from this issue. Lifting heavy objects being in uncomfortable posture during daily activities and reading for extended hours aggravate the pain. Occasional disturbance of sleep was also noted.

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