Range of motion in upper and lower Cervical spine in Dentists with chronic Neck pain of Lahore city

Fatima  Amin; Adnan  Ikram; Haris  Farooq; Atta  Muhammad; M Asim  Arif; Hafiz Raja  M Usman

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v4i2.173

Authors

Fatima Amin University institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Adnan Ikram University institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Haris Farooq University institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Atta Muhammad University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
M Asim Arif University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Hafiz Raja M Usman University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

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https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v4i2.173

Abstract

Neck pain is a commonly reported problem these days mostly due to increased screen timings and mobile usage, other than age factors Objective:To check range of motion in upper and lower cervical spine in dentists with chronic neck painMethods:cross-sectional Study was conducted and non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to get sample size. Forty-three participants were taken in this study. Only dentists with chronic neck pain were included. Association between pain intensity and cervical range of motion was obtained. After taking consent information data was collected by using cervical range of motion device and neck disability index questioner. Data was analyzedusing SPSS21Results:There was association between pain intensity and cervical flexion (p-value=0.043), pain intensity and cervical bending left side (p-value=0.000) while there was no association between pain intensity and cervical extension (p-value=0.201), pain intensity and cervical bending Right side (p-value=0.721), pain intensity and cervical rotation right side (p-value=0.207),pain intensity and cervical rotation left side (p-value=0.178)Conclusions:Dentists with chronic neck pain have decreased cervical flexion, cervical left side bending due to bad standing posture and continuous flexed neck for longer duration during work.

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