Healthy office workers neck pain, back pain, prevent, office worker, dynamic sitting, seat cushion
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals will be included in the study if they are full-time office workers (working for an average of at least 40 hours per week), age 23-55 years, have a normal BMI of 18.5-22.9 kg/m2, have greater than or equal to 5 years of experience in their current position, and will at risk of non-specific neck pain as evaluated by the Neck Pain Risk Score for Office Workers (NROW score greater than or equal to 2) and non-specific low-back pain as evaluated by Back Pain Risk Score for Office Workers (BROW score greater than or equal to 53)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded if they had reported musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck or low back in the previous six months, reported pregnancy or had planned to become pregnant in the coming 12 months, had a history of trauma or accidents in the spinal region, or had either spinal, intra-abdominal or femoral surgery in the previous 12 months, have hemorrhoids, wound, contusion at the buttock and thigh region. Participants who had been diagnosed with congenital anomaly of the spine, rheumatoid arthritis, infections of the spine or discs, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, spinal tumor, systemic lupus erythematosus, or osteoporosis were also excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 6-months incidence of neck and low back pain at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Pain or No pain,6-months recovery from and recurrence of neck and low back pain at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Pain or No pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Visual analogue scale,Neck disability at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Neck disability index,Low back disability at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Roland Morris disability questionnaire,Discomfort at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Borg CR-10 sclae,Stress level at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months of intervention and control Suan Prung stress test-20 (SPST-20) ,Physical measurements at baseline and 6 months of intervention and control Biering Sorensen test, Plank endurance test, and Lumbar stability test | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
ChulalongkornUniversity