Mohammad Walaa S, Hamza Hayat H, ElSais Walaa M
a Cairo University , Egypt.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2015;21(1):105-10. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2015.1017952.
The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of neck pain among computer workers at Hail University, Saudi Arabia and to compare the cervical range of motion (ROM) of female computer workers suffering from neck pain to the cervical ROM of healthy female computer workers. One hundred and seventy-six female volunteers between 20 and 46 years of age were investigated. Fifty-six of these volunteers were staff members, 22 were administrators and 98 were students. The Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) instrument was used to measure the ROM of the cervical spine. A questionnaire was used to assess participants for the presence of neck pain. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software, and the level of significant was set at p < .05 for all statistical tests. There was a high prevalence of neck pain (75%) among computer workers at Hail University, particularly among students. There were significant differences in cervical lateral flexion, rotation to the right side and protraction range between the pain and pain-free groups. Our results demonstrated that cervical ROM measurements, particularly cervical lateral flexion, rotation and protraction, could be useful for predicting changes in head and neck posture after long-term computer work.
本研究的目的是调查沙特阿拉伯海勒大学计算机工作者中颈部疼痛的患病率，并比较患有颈部疼痛的女性计算机工作者与健康女性计算机工作者的颈椎活动范围（ROM）。对176名年龄在20至46岁之间的女性志愿者进行了调查。其中56名志愿者是工作人员，22名是管理人员，98名是学生。使用颈椎活动范围（CROM）仪器测量颈椎的活动范围。通过问卷调查评估参与者是否存在颈部疼痛。使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）对数据进行分析，所有统计检验的显著性水平设定为p < 0.05。海勒大学计算机工作者中颈部疼痛的患病率很高（75%），尤其是在学生中。疼痛组和无疼痛组在颈椎侧屈、向右侧旋转和前伸范围方面存在显著差异。我们的结果表明，颈椎活动范围测量，特别是颈椎侧屈、旋转和前伸测量，可能有助于预测长期从事计算机工作后头部和颈部姿势的变化。
