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Chronic Neck Pain and how to Prevent Chronic Neck Pain in Bankers by Using Ergonomics

Gulraiz, Quratulain, Farjad Afzal and Sidra Manzoor

Neck pain is very common and it is observed that approximately 70% of the people experiences cervical pain at any stage of their life. In many professions especially banking, paper work was included initially but with the advancement of technology and the increased usage of computer in banks has created health related problems in workers of the banks and other offices. Awkward posture and prolonged working hours on computers can lead to health problems such as fatigue, eye strain and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Prevalence of chronic pain is increasing due to increase use of computers and gadgets among bankers, researchers and people used laptops, cell phone. It is essential to use measures that prevent people from bad postures that lead to neck pain and back pain. This short review concluded that there is need to improve the posture among the bankers to prevent neck pain. There is an immediate need of awareness among the bankers population regarding the importance improved posture.