Prevalence of Low Back Pain and its Risk Factors among School Teachers

Abstract

Problem statement:The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of low back pain and the associated risk factors among primary school teachers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Approach: A cross sectional study was conducted in nine primary schools in the Klang Valley. The schools were selected randomly from a list obtained from the Ministry of Education. Two hundred and seventy two respondents who fulfilled the study criteria volunteered to participate in the study. A questionnaire was used to determine the demographic and occupational information.

Prevalence of the musculoskeletal disorder among school teachers

“…Furthermore, a study of Swedish music teachers found that 92% had experienced some form of pain in the previous 12 months. [10] In another Swedish study, 40% of school teachers and nursery school teachers were found to have reported MSD. In more studies, MSD prevalence rates have been found to be 55% and 51.4% for school teachers in Brazil and Turkey, respectively.…”

“…Chairs without proper back support are the main factor to cause back pain as teachers sit with flexion of trunk without back support to write and read text and excessive flexion of hip and knee. [10] Table 5 states the prevalence of lower limb is 22.07%. The prevalence of thigh/hip, knee, and ankle pain is 7.01%, 33.73% and 25.41%, respectively.…”

“…Education is a professional field, and proportion of female teachers is rising in most countries. [1,4,10] Differences between working conditions of men and women have been mentioned in different studies, and according to these studies, women were less qualified with low salary and had lower control over work and a higher level of demands in comparison to men. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain disorder is positively associated with female gender.…”

“…[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.…”

Motivation and Sports Games in the Physical Education Sports Lesson a Student from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”

“…Psychosocial factor, which include psychological risk factor refers to individual's perception of the job characteristics which can promote positive feedback (motivation and satisfaction) and stress. (Samad et al, 2010). Research has shown that individuals with a predominant orientation to task orientation can manifest itself very sharp.…”