The Correlation Between Postural Habits and Perceived Neck Pain and Disability in Graduate Students
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Michael Notarmaso
CoPIs:
Hesham Elattar, Jeremy Bate
College:
The College of Health Professions and Human Services
Major:
Physical Therapy
Faculty Research Advisor(s):
John Lee, Carla Enriquez
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between positional habits among students with insidious neck pain and the amount of perceived neck pain and disability they experienced. Participants (n=14) from Kean University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program who had experienced insidious onset of neck pain in the past 12 months provided self-reported information regarding demographics, daily postural and work habits, as well as their perception of the severity and disability associated with their instance of neck pain via a Google Forms survey. These outcome measures have been utilized in previous studies to determine correlations between ergonomics/computer usage and neck pain intensity.
Data collected from the survey was extrapolated to determine correlations between variables including NDI scores, hours seated throughout the day, neck pain intensity (NPI) , weekly physical activity hours, and average daily breaks taken. Pearson Correlation Coefficients were calculated for the above variables using the "R" statistical software program. It was determined that there was poor positive correlation between hours spent seated and perceived neck disability (r = 0.139), as well as a poor positive correlation between breaks taken throughout the day and perceived neck disability (r = 0.125).