Abstract:

It was aimed to be determined the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among college teachers of Karachi in the study. The study was a cross-sectional study. Teachers were randomly selected from different colleges of Karachi. The data collected from January 2018 to June 2018. We selected college teachers from both gender by convenient sampling. Those selected, were subjected had a work experience of about one year in teaching.  Nordic questionnaire was used to determine the work related musculoskeletal disorders. The questionnaires were sent to 400 intermediate teachers and 342 completely filled questionnaires were returned back. Statical analysis was done through SPSS version 21. The highest prevalence of work related pain was found neck, shoulder, lower back, and knees and pain starts when teachers perform their work. 50% participants responded that they keep their neck in bending position and shoulders elevated while using black board. The result of this study was concluded that neck, shoulder, lower back, and knees are mostly affected regions among teachers. The use of ergonomically rules can help to alleviate the problem. 

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