PREVALENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DISCOMFORT DUE TO ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS DURING LOCKDOWN IN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: OUTCOMES OF THE NEW NORMAL
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research
; 25(1), 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1816790
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
The sudden lockdown due to COVID-19 in India led to closure of schools and colleges. This resulted in an increased usage of online mode of study, with a more sedentary lifestyle. The survey study aimed to analyze the prevalence of any musculoskeletal problem in students and teachers due to the same.Methodology:
A Google Form was distributed by a snowball sampling technique using various social media platforms. A total of 715 responses were received.Results:
Maximum respondents were in the age range of 18-25 years. Eighty eight percent of participants in the survey were involved in the online mode of education, with 60.8% experiencing some form of musculoskeletal pain or discomfort;71% of people believed that the cause of pain was online working. Neck pain (51.3%) followed by low back pain (33.4%) and headaches (29.8%) were commonly reported. University teachers reported maximum pain followed by university students, school teachers and school students. Of all the respondents, 60.8% people admitted to adopting awkward postures while at work, whereas only 27.6% of them exercised to relieve pain and discomfort.Conclusion:
There is an urgent need to develop appropriate intervention strategies for people involved in sedentary online work to prevent the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. Physical therapy can play a major role in managing this lifestyle hazard.
laptop; mobile phone; virtual reality system; adult; ankle pain; article; backache; digital imaging; disease severity; e-learning; early intervention; female; headache; health survey; human; India; Internet; knee pain; lockdown; low back pain; major clinical study; male; musculoskeletal discomfort; musculoskeletal disease; musculoskeletal pain; neck pain; pain intensity; pathogenesis; prevalence; questionnaire; school teacher; semi structured interview; sitting; social media; teaching; university student; upper back pain; visual analog scale; wrist pain
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Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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