Neck pain is identified as the ache, irritation and discomfort in the area below your head up to third Thoracic vertebrae. It can radiate to shoulders, arms and fingers also. The presenting complaints of cervical patients include headache, stiff neck, stress, muscle pain, fever, and tenderness, radiating pain, weakness in the arm and difficulty in lifting or gripping activities. Patients may also present with numbness, tingling and weakness of the arm. Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck and back pain among gynecologists and obstetrics in different tertiary care hospitals of Lahore. Methods: The cross-sectional study included 310 gynecologist and obstetrics that were recruited using non-probability convenience sampling. The cases of the neck pain were recruited from the obstetrics and gynecology department of different hospitals including: Fatima Memorial Hospital, Shalimar Hospital, Services Hospital, Mayo Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. Research was completed within six months from 23 October 2021 to 30th April 2022. Results: Among 310 participants, 196 (63.2%) reported neck pain among which; 153 (44.4%) gynecologists reported pain two times per week. Out of total, 306 (98.7%) reported fatigue especially on long days. Results regarding pain area showed that 196 (63.2%) had neck pain, 64 (24.6%) had back pain and 50 (16.1%) had shoulder pain. Results regarding frequency of pain showed that out of 310 (100%), 153 (49.4%) had pain 2 times per week and 105 (33.9%) had pain 0-2 times per month. Conclusions: Prevalence of low back pain was 20.65% whereas prevalence of neck pain in gynecologists was 63.23%. The study suggests that neck pain and fatigue were common in gynecologists and obstetrics. They lack of postural awareness and don’t follow ergonomics principles during surgical procedures.
Background: Cervicogenic headache is a type of headache characterized by chronic hemi cranial pain referred to the head from either the cervical spine or soft tissues within the neck. The main symptoms of cervicogenic headaches include pain originating in the neck that can travel to the head or face, headaches that get worse with neck movement, and limited ability to move the neck. Aims and Objectives: This study focused to find out the prevalence of cervicogenic headache among young adults using computers with more than 3 hours of screen time. Material and Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study in which 189 freelancers and entrepreneurs were selected through convenient sampling from private computer institutes of Faisalabad after meeting inclusion exclusion criteria. After sample selection, data was collected through a questionnaire based on Cervicogenic Headache International Study Group (CGHISG) diagnostic criteria. Result: The results of this study showed that cervicogenic headache was prevalent among digital freelancers and entrepreneurs. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 16. Cervicogenic Headache was labeled in 122 (64.5%) people using computer at work or at home for more than 3 hours screen time daily. there was the significant association between cervicogenic headache and working ergonomics of digital freelancers and entrepreneurs with P value less than 0.05. Conclusion: Long working hours in front of a screen could expose freelancers and entrepreneurs to headache and neck pain. There is a considerable prevalence of cervicogenic headache among digital freelancers and entrepreneurs. The greatest cause of cervicogenic headache is a bad posture. Keywords: Cervicogenic headache, Posture, Secondary headaches. Neck pain
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