Prevalence of cervical radiculopathy among teachers

Abstract

Abstract:Background: Pinched nerves, or cervical radiculopathy, are caused by damage to the nerves or changes in the way they function. A nerve root close to the cervical vertebrae is compressed, causing the pain. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of cervical radiculopathy among teachers and to find out difference in prevalence of cervical radiculopathy with respect to demographics. Methodology: The population of the study was composed of teachers of Faisalabad city i.e. male and female from different institutes. Sample was approached using purposive convenient sampling in their offices. Final size of sample was as; Male Teachers (n = 50) and Female teachers (n = 50). It was Cross-sectional study and Purposive sampling technique. Results: It highlights the prevalence of cervical radiculopathy among male and female teachers separately with male teachers experiencing more symptoms than female teachers. It showed a strong connection between height of chair, table, whiteboard, life style, age and cervical radiculopathy. It suggested that teachers must have active life style to not being victim of cervical radiculopathy. Conclusion: Male teachers scored high on cervical radiculopathy as compared to female. It was also found that teachers with more age scored higher on cervical radiculopathy. Furthermore, teachers who were using chair and table of height less than 20 inch scored more on cervical radiculopathy. Moreover, teachers who were using whiteboard with less height also scored higher on cervical radiculopathy.