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Hindi Review Article
Chronic Neck Pain and how to Prevent Chronic Neck Pain in Bankers by Using Ergonomics
Gulraiz1*, Quratulain1, Farjad Afzal2 and Sidra Manzoor31Sargodha Campus, University of Lahore, Pakistan
2Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
3Lyallpur campus, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
- *Corresponding Author:
- Gulraiz
Sargodha Campus, University of Lahore, Pakistan
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Received date: August 25, 2017; Accepted date: September 14, 2017; Published date: September 22, 2017
Citation: Gulraiz, Quratulain, Afzal F, Manzoor S (2017) Chronic Neck Pain and how to Prevent Chronic Neck Pain in Bankers by Using Ergonomics. J Nov Physiother 7:364. doi:10.4172/2165-7025.1000364
Copyright: © 2017 Gulraiz, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Neck pain is very common and it is observed that approximately 70% of the people experiences cervical pain at any stage of their life. In many professions especially banking, paper work was included initially but with the advancement of technology and the increased usage of computer in banks has created health related problems in workers of the banks and other offices. Awkward posture and prolonged working hours on computers can lead to health problems such as fatigue, eye strain and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Prevalence of chronic pain is increasing due to increase use of computers and gadgets among bankers, researchers and people used laptops, cell phone. It is essential to use measures that prevent people from bad postures that lead to neck pain and back pain. This short review concluded that there is need to improve the posture among the bankers to prevent neck pain. There is an immediate need of awareness among the bankers population regarding the importance improved posture.
