KRONİK BOYUN AĞRILI AKADEMİSYENLERDE AĞRI ŞİDDETİ, SERVİKAL LORDOZ, BOYUN FARKINDALIĞI VE BOYUN ÖZÜR DÜZEYİNİN İNCELENMESİ

ABSTRACT Background: Academics are considered to be among the occupational groups where the risk of experiencing chronic neck pain is the highest due to factors such as ergonomic conditions and stress. The purpose of this study is to look into the relationship between pain severity and cervical lordosis angle, neck awareness, and neck disability level in academics with chronic neck pain, and to see if the results differ by gender. Methods: 106 volunteer academicians participated in this study. The severity of pain was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale. Cervical lordosis measurements were made using a flexible ruler. Neck awareness was evaluated with the Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire. Results: Neck disability levels were evaluated with the Neck Disability Questionnaire .Female academicians had a higher mean severity of neck pain than male academicians and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusions: Pain severity was associated with neck disability and neck awareness. Neck awareness is slightly decreased. More studies on chronic neck pain in academic staff are needed.

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neck pain, awareness, academics, lordosis, disability

KRONİK BOYUN AĞRILI AKADEMİSYENLERDE AĞRI ŞİDDETİ, SERVİKAL LORDOZ, BOYUN FARKINDALIĞI VE BOYUN ÖZÜR DÜZEYİNİN İNCELENMESİ (ANALYSIS OF PAIN INTENSITY, CERVICAL LORDOSIS, NECK AWARENESS AND NECK DISABILITY LEVEL IN ACADEMICS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN )

Background: Academics are considered to be among the occupational groups where the risk of experiencing chronic neck pain is the highest due to factors such as ergonomic conditions and stress. The purpose of this study is to look into the relationship between pain severity and cervical lordosis angle, neck awareness, and neck disability level in academics with chronic neck pain, and to see if the results differ by gender. Methods: 106 volunteer academicians participated in this study. The severity of pain was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale. Cervical lordosis measurements were made using a flexible ruler. Neck awareness was evaluated with the Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire. Results: Neck disability levels were evaluated with the Neck Disability Questionnaire .Female academicians had a higher mean severity of neck pain than male academicians and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusions: Pain severity was associated with neck disability and neck awareness. Neck awareness is slightly decreased. More studies on chronic neck pain in academic staff are needed. Amaç: İçinde bulunduğu ergonomik koşullar, stres ve anksiyete gibi nedenlerden dolayı akademisyenler, kronik boyun ağrısı yaşama riskinin en fazla olduğu meslek gruplarından olan biridir. Bu çalışmanın amacı,kronik boyun ağrılı akademisyenlerde ağrı şiddetinin servikal lordoz açısı, boyun farkındalığı ve boyun özür düzeyi ile ilişkisini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya 25-27 yaş aralığında, doktor tarafından kronik boyun ağrısı teşhisi almış 106 gönüllü akademisyen katılmıştır. Akademisyenlerin tanımlayıcı bilgileri alındıktan sonra ağrı şiddetleri Görsel Analog Skalası ile değerlendirilmiştir. Servikal bölge lordoz ölçümleri flexible ruler kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Ardından Fremantle Boyun Farkındalık Anketi ve Boyun Özür Anketi uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Ağrı şiddeti ile servikal lordoz arasında ilişki olmadığı bulunmuştur. Ağrı şiddeti, boyun özür düzeyi ve boyun farkındalığı ile ilişkilidir Kadın akademisyenlerin boyun ağrı şiddeti ortalamaları erkeklerden daha yüksektir. Sonuç: : Akademisyenlerde boyun özrü hafif derecede olup boyun farkındalığı az düzeyde etkilenmiştir. Kronik boyun ağrısı, kadın akademisyenlerde erkeklere oranla daha sık ve şiddetli görülmektedir. Bu durum kadın akademisyenlerin boyun özür düzeyinin erkeklere göre daha yüksek, boyun farkındalığının daha az olmasını beraberinde getirmektedir. Kronik boyun ağrısı yaşama riski bakımından önemli bir meslek grubu olan akademik personel ile ilgili daha fazla çalışmaya ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır.

Keywords:

neck pain, awareness, academics, lordosis, disability,

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