Low Back Pain among Preprimary and Primary School Teachers Affecting Their Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s): Questionnaire Based Study
Akshata Guhe
Department of Community Physiotherapy, India.
Prachi Sontake
V.S.P. M’s College of Physiotherapy, India.
Shiril Nagarkar *
Department of Cardiovascular & Respiratory Sciences, India.
Rakesh Kumar Jha
Department of Biochemistry, Datta Meghe Medical College, Nagpur, India.
Nandkishor Bankar
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Low back pain is a complicated illness that is influenced by a variety of circumstances, making it difficult to pinpoint a single cause or even a major contributor. The yearly first-time incidence of low back pain is 5% and the annual prevalence ranges from 15 to 63 percent (those suffering at the time of diagnosis).
Objective: The study's goal is to find out how common low back pain is among preprimary and primary school teachers by analyzing questionnaire responses. Methods: A suitable sample approach was used to conduct a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study on 200 school instructors in diverse schools (Mother's pet kindergarten, mundle English medium, kinder joy, etc).
Results: The results revealed that preprimary and primary school teachers have a moderate level of low back discomfort, with an average score of 25.35 percent.
Conclusion: It also shows that there is a moderate increase in low back discomfort as one's working years grow.
Keywords: Low back pain, pre-school teachers, kindergarten