Background: Prolonged sitting and standing raise the load on the knee, thus increasing the risk of knee pain and severity among teachers. Objective: To determine the association of knee pain in long-standing and sitting among school and university teachers. Methods: It was a cross-sectional survey conducted on 185 patients with a history of chronic knee pain. The data was collected from school and university teachers in the private and public sectors. Data were collected from both male and female teachers having knee pain and aged between 27 to 60 years and the patients who have a history of knee osteoarthritis, carcinoma, traumatic injury and wound/infection were excluded from the survey. The categorical variables were evaluated by frequency and percentages, while mean and standard deviation were calculated for continuous variables. The correlation was calculated between knee pain reported by university professors due to long periods of standing or sitting. Results: Out of 185 participants, 111 (60%) were females and 74 (40%) were males, with a mean age of 41.37±11.33. There was a weak positive correlation between knee pain and standing hours, which was statistically significant (r=0.273, n =185, p<0.001). There was a negative correlation between knee pain and sitting hours, (r=-0.160, n=185, p<0.05). Conclusion: This study found that prolonged standing hours may increase knee pain among teachers as compared to prolonged sitting. More standing hours during academic activities tend to increase knee pain while prolonged sitting did not increase that pain. There was a negative correlation between knee pain and sitting hours, and weak positive correlation between knee pain and standing hours, which was statistically significant.
背景:长时间的坐和站增加了膝盖的负荷，从而增加了教师膝盖疼痛的风险和严重程度。目的:探讨高校教师久坐与膝关节疼痛的关系。方法:对185例有慢性膝关节疼痛史的患者进行横断面调查。这些数据是从私营和公共部门的中小学和大学教师中收集的。数据收集于年龄在27 - 60岁之间有膝关节疼痛的男女教师，排除有膝关节骨关节炎、癌、创伤性损伤和伤口/感染病史的患者。分类变量以频率和百分比评估，连续变量计算均值和标准差。根据大学教授的报告，长时间站立或坐着会导致膝盖疼痛。结果:185例患者中，女性111例(60%)，男性74例(40%)，平均年龄41.37±11.33岁。膝关节疼痛与站立时间呈弱正相关，差异有统计学意义(r=0.273, n =185, p<0.001)。膝关节疼痛与久坐时间呈负相关(r=-0.160, n=185, p<0.05)。结论:本研究发现，与长时间坐着相比，长时间站立可能会增加教师的膝盖疼痛。在学习活动中站立时间过长会增加膝盖疼痛，而久坐则不会增加疼痛。膝关节疼痛与久坐时间呈负相关，与久站时间呈弱正相关，差异有统计学意义。
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Laraib Khalid, Syed Nasir Shah, Sumbal Salik, A. Rana, Hamza Dastgir, Rija Tariq
Background: Working with microscopes requires accuracy and the capacity for sustained concentration. Users of microscopes in this profession frequently need to maintain a static work position, which puts strain on the musculoskeletal system. Since pathologists frequently combine using a magnifying glass and a computer, in addition to the strain on the musculoskeletal system, magnifying lens work can cause eye strain, which is consequently known as strong strain. This can indicate an additional musculoskeletal risk. Arm, neck, and shoulder complaints cover a wide range of grievances with varying degrees of seriousness. Objective: The objective was to discover whether neck pain was common and whether microscope users were aware of ergonomics. Methods: 161 participants took part in this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, which was executed in Lahore from February to July 2019. The participants including both men and women aged 25 to 55 were included following their signed informed consent. The study excluded those with any neck pathology, recent trauma, or surgery. Using SPSS 22.0, data analysis was carried out. The mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables were computed. Frequency and percentages were determined for qualitative variables. Results: Out of 161 survey participants, 150 (93.2%) were discovered to have musculoskeletal disorder, primarily affecting the neck region, 83 (51.6%), and only a few 53 (32.9%) were found to be aware of workplace ergonomics. Conclusion: There was a significant amount of neck pain between microscope users. Additionally, it was found that professionals generally have very little awareness of workplace ergonomics and sitting positions.
{"title":"Prevalence of Neck Pain and Awareness of Ergonomics among Microscope Users","authors":"Laraib Khalid, Syed Nasir Shah, Sumbal Salik, A. Rana, Hamza Dastgir, Rija Tariq","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v3i1.114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v3i1.114","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Working with microscopes requires accuracy and the capacity for sustained concentration. Users of microscopes in this profession frequently need to maintain a static work position, which puts strain on the musculoskeletal system. Since pathologists frequently combine using a magnifying glass and a computer, in addition to the strain on the musculoskeletal system, magnifying lens work can cause eye strain, which is consequently known as strong strain. This can indicate an additional musculoskeletal risk. Arm, neck, and shoulder complaints cover a wide range of grievances with varying degrees of seriousness. Objective: The objective was to discover whether neck pain was common and whether microscope users were aware of ergonomics. Methods: 161 participants took part in this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, which was executed in Lahore from February to July 2019. The participants including both men and women aged 25 to 55 were included following their signed informed consent. The study excluded those with any neck pathology, recent trauma, or surgery. Using SPSS 22.0, data analysis was carried out. The mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables were computed. Frequency and percentages were determined for qualitative variables. Results: Out of 161 survey participants, 150 (93.2%) were discovered to have musculoskeletal disorder, primarily affecting the neck region, 83 (51.6%), and only a few 53 (32.9%) were found to be aware of workplace ergonomics. Conclusion: There was a significant amount of neck pain between microscope users. Additionally, it was found that professionals generally have very little awareness of workplace ergonomics and sitting positions.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121299400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arbela Sharif, S. Mehmood, Basit Mahmood, A. Siddiqa, Muhammad Aleem Altaf Hassan, Mahad Afzal
Background: Muslim prayer (salaat/namaz) is a moderate exercise, the body's muscle contraction is both isotonic and isometric during its performance. Two main flexion postures of salaat Rukku and Sujood have a positive effect on the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles. Objective: To explore the effects of Rukku posture on the flexibility of hamstring muscles in female students and to promote the physical benefits of Muslim prayers on the normal population. Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 400 students, 200 of them were regular prayer offerers and 200 were irregular prayer offerers. Both groups were selected with the help of a questionnaire about the number of prayers offered regularly and posture used for praying and some other questions of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The flexibility of the hamstring muscles was measured by the chair sit and reach test and the straight leg raise test. SPSS v20 was used to calculate the data and the quantitative variables are represented as mean and standard deviation, both groups were compared through the paired sample t-test within groups and between groups performed. Results: On comparison of both groups regular prayer offerers and irregular prayer offerers for hamstring flexibility. It is found that the mean score of the chairs sit and reach test of the regular prayer offerers group is 0.9 for the left leg and 1.3 for the right leg and in irregular prayer offerers for the left leg is -2.0 and for the right leg is -1.8. The mean score of the straight leg raise test regular prayer offerers group, for the right leg is 72 and for the left leg is 64 and in the irregular prayer offerers group, it scores 54 for the right leg and 52 for the left leg. Conclusion: It concludes that Ruku's posture has a significant positive effect on hamstring flexibility. Female students perform Muslim prayers regularly and five times have more flexible hamstring muscles when compared with irregular prayer offerers. Lack of physical activity and prolonged use of computer and mobile phones is causing poor body postures and musculoskeletal pains among the young population.
{"title":"Comparison of Hamstrings Flexibility among Regular and Irregular Muslim Prayer Offerers","authors":"Arbela Sharif, S. Mehmood, Basit Mahmood, A. Siddiqa, Muhammad Aleem Altaf Hassan, Mahad Afzal","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v3i1.126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v3i1.126","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Muslim prayer (salaat/namaz) is a moderate exercise, the body's muscle contraction is both isotonic and isometric during its performance. Two main flexion postures of salaat Rukku and Sujood have a positive effect on the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles. Objective: To explore the effects of Rukku posture on the flexibility of hamstring muscles in female students and to promote the physical benefits of Muslim prayers on the normal population. Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 400 students, 200 of them were regular prayer offerers and 200 were irregular prayer offerers. Both groups were selected with the help of a questionnaire about the number of prayers offered regularly and posture used for praying and some other questions of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The flexibility of the hamstring muscles was measured by the chair sit and reach test and the straight leg raise test. SPSS v20 was used to calculate the data and the quantitative variables are represented as mean and standard deviation, both groups were compared through the paired sample t-test within groups and between groups performed. Results: On comparison of both groups regular prayer offerers and irregular prayer offerers for hamstring flexibility. It is found that the mean score of the chairs sit and reach test of the regular prayer offerers group is 0.9 for the left leg and 1.3 for the right leg and in irregular prayer offerers for the left leg is -2.0 and for the right leg is -1.8. The mean score of the straight leg raise test regular prayer offerers group, for the right leg is 72 and for the left leg is 64 and in the irregular prayer offerers group, it scores 54 for the right leg and 52 for the left leg. Conclusion: It concludes that Ruku's posture has a significant positive effect on hamstring flexibility. Female students perform Muslim prayers regularly and five times have more flexible hamstring muscles when compared with irregular prayer offerers. Lack of physical activity and prolonged use of computer and mobile phones is causing poor body postures and musculoskeletal pains among the young population.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"207 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134300150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fatima Zainab Kalsoom, S. Iftikhar, Farooq Islam, A. Raza, Raheela Kousar, Muhammad Aamir Bhatti
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a polyneuropathic disorder in which there is a gradual deprivation of nerve function in patients with diabetes mellitus. Two-point discrimination is a measurable testing procedure used for the assessment of nerve function and is generally used in patient-contact experience to evaluate tactile acuity in diabetic patients. Graphesthesia is the capability to perceive symbols that are traced on the skin of the participant. Objective: To assess the sensation with two-point discrimination and graphesthesia in diabetic patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August to November 2022. In this study, 385 diabetic patients aged ranged from 35 to 75 years were included, after fulfilling the inclusion criteria using non-probability convenient sampling. Data was collected from Aamir Hospital and Dr. Ejaz Ali Physiotherapy Services Gujrat. The capability to discriminate the two-point was evaluated in millimeters by using a Vernier caliper. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 24 and for descriptive analysis, mean and standard deviation were calculated for quantitative variables whereas frequency and percentages were used for qualitative variables. The chi-square and non-parametric tests were applied to find the association between variables. Results: The results had been obtained from 385 diabetic patients of which 62.6% were females and 37.4% were males. In a two-point discrimination assessment on both hands, 243(63.1%) participants show the normal frequency (<6mm), 123(31.9%) show fair (6-10mm) and 19(4.94%) showed poor frequency (11-15mm). Graphesthesia assessment was conducted using a list of 10 letters and numbers on both forearms. The correct response on the right forearm is 7.03±2.29 & on the left side is 6.63±2.18. Women scored less than men (p<0.001). Conclusion: The study concludes that females with diabetes have more poor two-point discrimination and graphesthesia sensation as compared to males. The study also concluded that age is associated with sensation. As the old patients have more sensory disturbance as compared to younger ones.
背景:糖尿病是一种多神经病变，糖尿病患者的神经功能逐渐丧失。两点辨别是一种可测量的测试程序，用于评估神经功能，通常用于患者接触经验，以评估糖尿病患者的触觉敏锐度。Graphesthesia是一种感知参与者皮肤上的符号的能力。目的:探讨糖尿病患者的两点辨别感觉和图形感觉。方法:横断面研究于2022年8月至11月进行。本研究采用非概率方便抽样方法，在满足纳入标准后，纳入385例年龄在35 ~ 75岁之间的糖尿病患者。数据收集自Aamir医院和古吉拉特Ejaz Ali博士物理治疗服务。区分两点的能力是在毫米评估使用游标卡尺。使用SPSS version 24对数据进行分析，对于描述性分析，定量变量计算平均值和标准差，而定性变量使用频率和百分比。应用卡方检验和非参数检验来发现变量之间的关联。结果:385例糖尿病患者中女性占62.6%，男性占37.4%。在双手两点辨别评估中，243人(63.1%)表现为正常频率(<6mm)， 123人(31.9%)表现为一般频率(6-10mm)， 19人(4.94%)表现为不良频率(11-15mm)。用前臂上的10个字母和数字来评估笔迹感觉。右前臂正确反应为7.03±2.29，左前臂正确反应为6.63±2.18。女性得分低于男性(p<0.001)。结论:与男性相比，女性糖尿病患者两点辨别力和图形感觉更差。该研究还得出结论，年龄与感觉有关。由于老年患者比年轻患者有更多的感觉障碍。
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Background: Ambulation is important after surgery to make the patient walk freely. A patient may probably need help before being able to walk freely and reach their ambulation objective. It is critical to get the patient moving as soon as possible after surgery. Objective: To find out the association between early ambulation and duration of hospital stay in neurological indoor patients. Methods: Data was collected from 191 stroke patients aged between 30 to 60 years, both genders. It was a cross-sectional survey in which data was collected from the University of Lahore teaching hospital and the Ganga Ram hospital in Lahore. Pulse, temperature and body mass index were measured. Patients with severe cognitive impairment and cardiovascular disease were excluded from the study. Non-probability convenient sampling was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 to provide descriptive statistics. For categorical variables, percentages and frequencies were calculated. For quantitative variables, means and standard deviations were estimated. Results: The results regarding the length of stay day showed that the mean and standard deviation were found to be 22.54±1.679 while the curve was normally distributed. The results regarding pre-hospital activity level showed that there were 19.4% of patients were in the general ward, 56.0% were indoors, 16.2% were outdoor, 4.2% were on steps and stairs and 4.2% fell. The results regarding the reason for hospitalization showed that 30.9% of patients were due to high blood pressure, 23.6% were due to ischemic, 20.4% were due to transient ischemic attack and 25.1% were due to pain. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that early ambulation has a direct impact on the early discharge of patients from the hospital. Moreover, the more distance patients were being ambulated, the speedier and better outcomes were coming in terms of patient’s stamina, respiratory rate, heart rate and early discharge.
{"title":"Association of Early Ambulation and Duration of Hospital Stay in Neurological Indoor Patients","authors":"A. Husna, Kanwal Arshad, Hira Ismail, F. Ahsan","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.109","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Ambulation is important after surgery to make the patient walk freely. A patient may probably need help before being able to walk freely and reach their ambulation objective. It is critical to get the patient moving as soon as possible after surgery. Objective: To find out the association between early ambulation and duration of hospital stay in neurological indoor patients. Methods: Data was collected from 191 stroke patients aged between 30 to 60 years, both genders. It was a cross-sectional survey in which data was collected from the University of Lahore teaching hospital and the Ganga Ram hospital in Lahore. Pulse, temperature and body mass index were measured. Patients with severe cognitive impairment and cardiovascular disease were excluded from the study. Non-probability convenient sampling was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 to provide descriptive statistics. For categorical variables, percentages and frequencies were calculated. For quantitative variables, means and standard deviations were estimated. Results: The results regarding the length of stay day showed that the mean and standard deviation were found to be 22.54±1.679 while the curve was normally distributed. The results regarding pre-hospital activity level showed that there were 19.4% of patients were in the general ward, 56.0% were indoors, 16.2% were outdoor, 4.2% were on steps and stairs and 4.2% fell. The results regarding the reason for hospitalization showed that 30.9% of patients were due to high blood pressure, 23.6% were due to ischemic, 20.4% were due to transient ischemic attack and 25.1% were due to pain. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that early ambulation has a direct impact on the early discharge of patients from the hospital. Moreover, the more distance patients were being ambulated, the speedier and better outcomes were coming in terms of patient’s stamina, respiratory rate, heart rate and early discharge.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116845010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nama Khan, Asna Waseem, Hamza Dastgir, Shahid Ijaz, Sidra Khan, A. Bajwa
Background: Pregnant women might experience a lot of physiological and anatomical changes, predominantly postural changes in their bodies. They often report low back pain, leg problems, pelvic girdle pain and urinary incontinence. Pain in the pelvis, lower back and neck might be due to alterations in spinal curvature and postural changes during pregnancy. Anatomical changes occur due to an increase in ligamentous laxity and because of the weight of the fetus during pregnancy. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of postural changes during pregnancy. Methods: This cross-sectional study is approved by the ethical committee of the college in which 113 pregnant women aged between 25 to 45 years were included in the study from different hospitals in Lahore Pakistan, after fulfilling the inclusion criteria using non-probability convenient sampling. Every pregnant woman was given a consent form and after signing that they filled out a questionnaire consisting of questions about their pregnancy, prenatal care, medical problems and pains during the trimester. The pain was rated on a visual analog scale and posture was assessed using a posture score sheet. Although pregnant women who had complications like pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, history of trauma, neoplasm or surgery were excluded. For baseline characteristics, percentages and frequencies were calculated. A histogram was plotted for the age variable. Results: In this study, 113 pregnant women with a mean age of 26.3±2.89 years were included. About 24.77% of pregnant females scored poor for lower back postural grading while 20.4% of pregnant females scored poor for upper back postural grading. Conclusion: This study concludes that pregnant females are more likely to develop postural changes during pregnancy due to an increase in ligamentous laxity and weight of the fetus during pregnancy. This study also suggests that the head, shoulder, spine, pelvic and hip posture tilt, head posterior position, lumbar lordosis, lumbar angle and pelvic tilt increases, although the changes and magnitudes of these posture variables are not associated with back pain.
{"title":"Prevalence of Postural Changes During Pregnancy; A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"Nama Khan, Asna Waseem, Hamza Dastgir, Shahid Ijaz, Sidra Khan, A. Bajwa","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.70","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.70","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Pregnant women might experience a lot of physiological and anatomical changes, predominantly postural changes in their bodies. They often report low back pain, leg problems, pelvic girdle pain and urinary incontinence. Pain in the pelvis, lower back and neck might be due to alterations in spinal curvature and postural changes during pregnancy. Anatomical changes occur due to an increase in ligamentous laxity and because of the weight of the fetus during pregnancy. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of postural changes during pregnancy. Methods: This cross-sectional study is approved by the ethical committee of the college in which 113 pregnant women aged between 25 to 45 years were included in the study from different hospitals in Lahore Pakistan, after fulfilling the inclusion criteria using non-probability convenient sampling. Every pregnant woman was given a consent form and after signing that they filled out a questionnaire consisting of questions about their pregnancy, prenatal care, medical problems and pains during the trimester. The pain was rated on a visual analog scale and posture was assessed using a posture score sheet. Although pregnant women who had complications like pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, history of trauma, neoplasm or surgery were excluded. For baseline characteristics, percentages and frequencies were calculated. A histogram was plotted for the age variable. Results: In this study, 113 pregnant women with a mean age of 26.3±2.89 years were included. About 24.77% of pregnant females scored poor for lower back postural grading while 20.4% of pregnant females scored poor for upper back postural grading. Conclusion: This study concludes that pregnant females are more likely to develop postural changes during pregnancy due to an increase in ligamentous laxity and weight of the fetus during pregnancy. This study also suggests that the head, shoulder, spine, pelvic and hip posture tilt, head posterior position, lumbar lordosis, lumbar angle and pelvic tilt increases, although the changes and magnitudes of these posture variables are not associated with back pain.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117138393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Hussain, Maria Zafar, Duaa Afzal, K. Haq, Muhammad Qasim Ali, Somiya Asif
Background: Due to quarantine, mental health problems particularly depression and anxiety worsen in the general population. The psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students is more due to exaggerated stress levels and anxiety-related evidence as a result of transformed delivery and doubtfulness of university education, technological concerns of online courses of instruction, being far away from home, social separation and financial losses. Objective: To determine the post-COVID-19 psychological complications among university students in Islamabad. Methods: The study was carried out in various educational universities in Islamabad from March to August 2021. A questionnaire was distributed to obtain data about demographic characteristics and psychological complications during quarantine periods after the Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan. The questionnaire used to collect data was DASS 21 questionnaire. The association between quarantine due to COVID-19 and students' psychological health was estimated through SPSS 23 analysis procedure with a p-value<0.001 Results: The study was completed by participation of 219 individuals, 54(24.7%) females and 165(75.3%) males. All students with age between 18-30 years who completed the questionnaire both physically and online. The results of the cross-sectional study showed that depression p-value=0.30, anxiety p=0.03 and stress p=0.01. Conclusion: The incidence of post-COVID-19 quarantine psychological complications was quite high among university students of Islamabad due to home-based and administrative quarantine during lockdown measures for conserving their physical and mental health and daily life activities. The current study concludes that stress, anxiety and depression were quite common in students of universities due to quarantine.
{"title":"COVID-19 and Psychological Complications Among University Students in Islamabad: A Cross-sectional Survey","authors":"E. Hussain, Maria Zafar, Duaa Afzal, K. Haq, Muhammad Qasim Ali, Somiya Asif","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.72","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Due to quarantine, mental health problems particularly depression and anxiety worsen in the general population. The psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students is more due to exaggerated stress levels and anxiety-related evidence as a result of transformed delivery and doubtfulness of university education, technological concerns of online courses of instruction, being far away from home, social separation and financial losses. Objective: To determine the post-COVID-19 psychological complications among university students in Islamabad. Methods: The study was carried out in various educational universities in Islamabad from March to August 2021. A questionnaire was distributed to obtain data about demographic characteristics and psychological complications during quarantine periods after the Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan. The questionnaire used to collect data was DASS 21 questionnaire. The association between quarantine due to COVID-19 and students' psychological health was estimated through SPSS 23 analysis procedure with a p-value<0.001 Results: The study was completed by participation of 219 individuals, 54(24.7%) females and 165(75.3%) males. All students with age between 18-30 years who completed the questionnaire both physically and online. The results of the cross-sectional study showed that depression p-value=0.30, anxiety p=0.03 and stress p=0.01. Conclusion: The incidence of post-COVID-19 quarantine psychological complications was quite high among university students of Islamabad due to home-based and administrative quarantine during lockdown measures for conserving their physical and mental health and daily life activities. The current study concludes that stress, anxiety and depression were quite common in students of universities due to quarantine.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126327534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Due to the changes in the woman's body during and after birth, neck and back pain are common complaints among postpartum women. Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck and low back pain in the post-partum period of pregnancy. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out within six months after the approval of the synopsis. After receiving their written consent, participants from the Jinnah and Services hospitals were given a standard questionnaire to complete. Pregnant females aged between 20-40 years of age were included in the study. Those having complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia or other serious conditions were excluded from the study. A predesigned Nordic questionnaire was utilized for the data collection purpose. A total of 19 closed-ended questions were included in the survey, covering the subjects' demographic information, parity, recent C-section or normal delivery, physical activity, low back and neck pain during the postpartum period. After completing the questionnaire, data was gathered to assess the prevalence of neck and low back pain. Using SPSS 22.0, the data was analyzed and for the quantitative variables, means and standard deviations were computed, while the qualitative variables were shown as frequency and percentage. Results: Among 119 postpartum women, 53 (44.5%) had a normal vaginal birth and 66 (55.5%) had the cesarean mode of delivery, 43 (36.1%) were breastfeeding, 22 (18.49%) were bottle-feeding and 54 (45.38%) were given both. In 12 months, 62 (52.10%) reported neck pain, whereas 80 (67.23%) reported low back pain. Women experiencing neck pain were 53(44.54%) and 72(60.50%) in the previous 7 days respectively. Conclusion: The study revealed that the frequency of neck pain and lower back pain was found to be 44.54% and 60.5% respectively in pregnant females.
{"title":"Prevalence of Neck and Low Back Pain in Women During Post-Partum Period","authors":"Amna Asif, Fariha Amjad, Hamza Dastgir, Wajiha Asif, Adina Adil, Mahad Afzal","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.93","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Due to the changes in the woman's body during and after birth, neck and back pain are common complaints among postpartum women. Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck and low back pain in the post-partum period of pregnancy. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out within six months after the approval of the synopsis. After receiving their written consent, participants from the Jinnah and Services hospitals were given a standard questionnaire to complete. Pregnant females aged between 20-40 years of age were included in the study. Those having complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia or other serious conditions were excluded from the study. A predesigned Nordic questionnaire was utilized for the data collection purpose. A total of 19 closed-ended questions were included in the survey, covering the subjects' demographic information, parity, recent C-section or normal delivery, physical activity, low back and neck pain during the postpartum period. After completing the questionnaire, data was gathered to assess the prevalence of neck and low back pain. Using SPSS 22.0, the data was analyzed and for the quantitative variables, means and standard deviations were computed, while the qualitative variables were shown as frequency and percentage. Results: Among 119 postpartum women, 53 (44.5%) had a normal vaginal birth and 66 (55.5%) had the cesarean mode of delivery, 43 (36.1%) were breastfeeding, 22 (18.49%) were bottle-feeding and 54 (45.38%) were given both. In 12 months, 62 (52.10%) reported neck pain, whereas 80 (67.23%) reported low back pain. Women experiencing neck pain were 53(44.54%) and 72(60.50%) in the previous 7 days respectively. Conclusion: The study revealed that the frequency of neck pain and lower back pain was found to be 44.54% and 60.5% respectively in pregnant females.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123054395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Laser therapy is an effective therapeutic option that has helped patients with both acute and chronic neuropathies. Low-level laser therapy provides effective short-term pain relief and improvement in cervical range of motion in participants with neck pain. Objective: To explore the evidence related to the efficacy of low-level laser therapy in patients with neck pain. Methods: This systematic review comprised randomized controlled trials in which pain and range of motion were the outcomes investigated. The PEDro scale was then used to assess the quality of the studies involved. Studies from Google Scholar, PubMed, the HEC Digital Library, PEDro and the Cochrane Library were included in this review. Only randomized trials and English-language papers involved people over the age of 18 with neck discomfort and both genders. The population with psychiatric illnesses and traumatic traumas who were less than 18 years old included observational studies, copyright issues and paper in other languages.26 A PRISMA flowchart was also used to demonstrate the entire process of adding and removing articles from review. Results: PEDro scale was used to assess the quality of studies as shown in Table I, showed that all the studies are of high quality. The following variables were collected for each study: general patient information such as mean age, mean duration, percentages of male and female in sample size, country of study, year of study publication, name of first author, sample size and outcome measure (Table II). Studies revealed that laser therapy is found to be statistically significant in treating neck pain, neck range of motion and disability when compared to placebo therapy. Conclusion: This study found that laser therapy decreases pain in participants with persistent neck discomfort shortly after therapy. Laser therapy is proven to be more effective than placebo therapy in relieving arm pain and improving cervical strength and flexibility in participants with severe pain and increasing the quality of life when compared to patients treated with a placebo laser therapy.
{"title":"Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy in The Management of Neck Pain: Systematic Review","authors":"Iqra Mazhar, Muhammad Asif, Ismail Anwar Khokhar","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v2i4.97","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Laser therapy is an effective therapeutic option that has helped patients with both acute and chronic neuropathies. Low-level laser therapy provides effective short-term pain relief and improvement in cervical range of motion in participants with neck pain. Objective: To explore the evidence related to the efficacy of low-level laser therapy in patients with neck pain. Methods: This systematic review comprised randomized controlled trials in which pain and range of motion were the outcomes investigated. The PEDro scale was then used to assess the quality of the studies involved. Studies from Google Scholar, PubMed, the HEC Digital Library, PEDro and the Cochrane Library were included in this review. Only randomized trials and English-language papers involved people over the age of 18 with neck discomfort and both genders. The population with psychiatric illnesses and traumatic traumas who were less than 18 years old included observational studies, copyright issues and paper in other languages.26 A PRISMA flowchart was also used to demonstrate the entire process of adding and removing articles from review. Results: PEDro scale was used to assess the quality of studies as shown in Table I, showed that all the studies are of high quality. The following variables were collected for each study: general patient information such as mean age, mean duration, percentages of male and female in sample size, country of study, year of study publication, name of first author, sample size and outcome measure (Table II). Studies revealed that laser therapy is found to be statistically significant in treating neck pain, neck range of motion and disability when compared to placebo therapy. Conclusion: This study found that laser therapy decreases pain in participants with persistent neck discomfort shortly after therapy. Laser therapy is proven to be more effective than placebo therapy in relieving arm pain and improving cervical strength and flexibility in participants with severe pain and increasing the quality of life when compared to patients treated with a placebo laser therapy.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134176973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Jamil, Adeena Shahzad, Mahroze Tauseef, Sanagu Akram, S. A. Arsalan
Background: Social media has become popular among the young generation around the globe. The students are under much influence of this platform and spend their maximum time and energy on it which may affect their personal, academic and professional lives. Objective: To find out the role of social media usage and its association with the academic performance of undergraduate physical therapy students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to September 2022 using an online survey of three public and private sector universities in Lahore, Pakistan. Data was collected from 325 undergraduate physiotherapy students and a pre-designed self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data. Cross tabulation and chi-square analysis was used to determine the association between characteristics of social media use and academic performance. The p-value was set at ≤0.05. Results: Among 325 participants, 211 (65%) were females and 114 (35%) were males and the mean age was 21.92 ± 1.75 years. About 145 (45%) undergraduate physical therapy students had been using social media for the last 3 to 4 years, 203 (63%) had used it more than six hours/day and 190 (59%) mainly used that for educational stuff. A total of 165 (51%) had excellent grade point averages and no association was observed between social media usage and academic profile. Conclusion: The majority of students used social media for more than six hours per day for educational and informational purposes and had excellent CGPA. WhatsApp, YouTube and Instagram were the most commonly used social media platforms by the students.
{"title":"Social Media Usage and its Association with Academic Performance of Undergraduate Physical Therapy Students","authors":"A. Jamil, Adeena Shahzad, Mahroze Tauseef, Sanagu Akram, S. A. Arsalan","doi":"10.55735/hjprs.v2i3.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v2i3.100","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Social media has become popular among the young generation around the globe. The students are under much influence of this platform and spend their maximum time and energy on it which may affect their personal, academic and professional lives. Objective: To find out the role of social media usage and its association with the academic performance of undergraduate physical therapy students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to September 2022 using an online survey of three public and private sector universities in Lahore, Pakistan. Data was collected from 325 undergraduate physiotherapy students and a pre-designed self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data. Cross tabulation and chi-square analysis was used to determine the association between characteristics of social media use and academic performance. The p-value was set at ≤0.05. Results: Among 325 participants, 211 (65%) were females and 114 (35%) were males and the mean age was 21.92 ± 1.75 years. About 145 (45%) undergraduate physical therapy students had been using social media for the last 3 to 4 years, 203 (63%) had used it more than six hours/day and 190 (59%) mainly used that for educational stuff. A total of 165 (51%) had excellent grade point averages and no association was observed between social media usage and academic profile. Conclusion: The majority of students used social media for more than six hours per day for educational and informational purposes and had excellent CGPA. WhatsApp, YouTube and Instagram were the most commonly used social media platforms by the students.","PeriodicalId":351154,"journal":{"name":"The Healer Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115168689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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