Prevalence of Neck Pain Among Bank Workers in Amreli - An Observational Study

Abstract

Background: Workers in both Banking and Finance sector are exposed to varying occupational health and safety issues. Office work demands long time in front of computer screens and if there is lack of ergonomics use, lack of awareness of proper body positioning and the positioning of the desk, keyboard and screen all lead to neck pain. The common location of the pain is of upper part of trapezius muscle which is generally contemplated to be caused due to lack continuous work and no rest breaks in between work when doing lengthened computer work. The information of prevalence of neck pain among bankers were work as a foundation for further studies on applying ergonomic strategies for bank settings and different factors associated with banking sector. The aims of this survey were to find out the prevalence of neck pain in bankers in Amreli. Methodology: Total 100 participate were selected after screening with inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this research data was collected by used questionnaire of neck pain. The questionnaire was distributed among the bankers and they were asked to fill it out honestly and without any external influence. Once’s the data was collected, it will be analysed using statistical method to determine the prevalence of neck pain in bankers in Amreli. The finding of the study was providing important insight of their neck pain status of bankers in Amreli and provide preventive measures for neck pain. Results: Data were analysing using SPSS version 25.0. result of study showed that about 10% bank employees was suffered with neck pain and their time duration was more than 5 hours. Conclusion: the finding of this study suggests that Neck pain is prevalent among bank workers at Amreli. Keywords: Neck pain, bankers, Bank workers, Vas scale, ergonomic