Musculoskeletal Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are disorders of muscles, tendons, joints and nerves which can affect all body parts, although the neck, upper limb and back are the most common areas. The peer-reviewed literature about workplace prevention describes a variety of interventions that have been implemented and evaluated.but only few studies show sustainable positive effects on symptom outcomes. Yoga@Work program was developed to self manage pain around neck and shoulder areas among office workers.
Interventions
OTHERYoga
Yoga sessions includes sukshma vyayama (strengthening yoga expertise), stretching and relaxing postures (asana) on chair or standing, breathing and meditation practices.
Sponsors
Brunel University
Aarogyam UK
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Office workers * Willing to participate and give consent * non specific neck and shoulder pain
Exclusion criteria
* neck injury * Trauma * Cancer related pain * psychiatric disorder/ medication * Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neck and Shoulder pain | From baseline to 4-week post intervention | self reported neck and shoulder pain using visual analogue scale on 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is no pain and 10 is worst pain. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Global Outcome | from baseline to 5 week post intervention | Patient Global Received Rating of Improvement or Satisfaction |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed