ASSOCIATION OF PROLONG SITTING WITH COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR BANKERS

Abstract

To compare the frequency of common musculoskeletal disorders due to
prolong sitting among private and public sector bankers.
This study was a cross-sectional study.
Participants between 25-50 years of age, working in banks for more than one
year were inducted in the study. All bankers were divided into private and
public sector groups. Employees were selected from private sector and public
sector banks of Karachi.
Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from bankers of both
sectors.
The study shows that 44.6% government employees were suffering from shoulder
pain, while 36.9% private sector bankers having this problem. Among them
18.2% of public sector bankers suffered from neck pain. However, only 9% of
public sector bankers perform gym activity regularly.
The result of the study shows that, participants who work for prolong period of
time adapted poor posture while sitting have high frequency of musculoskeletal
disorders. The study also shows that private sector bankers are more vigilant
about their health and posture as compared to the public sector bankers.