Prevalence of Forward Head Posture in Goldsmith Workers
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:Forward Head Posture (FHP),Cranio-vertebral Angle (CVA).Abstract
Background: It was found that goldsmiths were highly affected by improper body posture and workload. Twisting, bending over, and over-reaching are the results of poorly designed workstations; this will cause postural abnormality, and later on, this can lead to musculoskeletal-related disorders, in which forward head posture (FHP) is the most common postural abnormality. Therefore, to aware the workers about their musculoskeletal disorder as well as the analysis of the worker suffering from forward head posture (FHP).
Materials and Methods: The study took place at the workplace of goldsmith workersin Nagpur, Maharashtra, for 1.5 years. With the confidence interval of 95%, an absolute precisionof 15and based on a pilot study and literature reviews, the sample size was estimated to be 35.AGoniometer, camera(for photographic Images), laptop and two-sided tape were used to determine the cranio-vertebral angle. Thirty-five goldsmiths participated in the study. The photographic method was used to evaluate cranio-vertebral angle, which helps to determine forward head posture.
Result:In this study 35 goldsmith workers were evaluated with a mean age of 37±10 years, a mean working hour of 11±10 hours and a work experience of 18±9.8 years. Out of 35 goldsmiths 25 showed the prevalence of forward head posture, or 71.42% of them had forward head posture.
Conclusion: Based on the results the present study which was conducted on goldsmith workers concluded that prevalence of forward head posture was 71.42% among the population
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