Prevalence of Neck Pain and Upper Limb Function in Laboratory Technicians of Ahmedabad City

Shivani Umeshbhai Bhatt; Alpa Purohit

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50459

Prevalence of Neck Pain and Upper Limb Function in Laboratory Technicians of Ahmedabad City

Author(s)	Dr. Shivani Umeshbhai Bhatt, Dr. Alpa Purohit
Country	India
Abstract	Background:In the healthcare industry, medical laboratory testing plays a crucial role in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in patients. Medical laboratory technology is one of the most rapidly expanding health care fields. Medical laboratory technicians are a unique group of healthcare professionals who are at risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal symptoms. Laboratory procedures have highly repetitive movements of hands and arm and awkward posture. Laboratory technicians are reported to have high levels of strain in neck and shoulders, due to prolonged static loading, which leads to high prevalence of neck and shoulder pain. Today technological advancements people who work inside high tech laboratories to hazards they have previously not experienced such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome. Therefore, medical laboratories are forced to give attention to the issues of ergonomics to prevent disorders. Aims: 1) To find prevalence of neck pain in laboratory technicians. 2)To find prevalence of upper limb functional disorders in laboratory technicians. Materials and Method: A Neck-PainDisability-Questionnaire and Upper Extremity Functional Index will be used to estimate prevalence of neck pain and upper limb function in laboratory technicians. Result and Conclusion: Neck Disability Index scale showed that 25% of the subjects have no disability, 60% of the subjects have mild disability, 12.5% of the subjects have moderate disability and 3% of the subjects had severe to complete disability. Upper Extremity Functional Index showed that 60% of the subjects have no disability, 22.5%of the subjects have mild disability,10.0% of the subjects have moderate disability and 7.5% of the subjects have severe disability.
Keywords	Keywords: Neck pain, Neck Pain Disability Questionnaire, Upper Extremity Functional Index, Laboratory Technicians
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-07-08
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50459
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9s9jt

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