Background: Neck pain is an ache in anatomical area between occiput and 3rd thoracic vertebra & between middle margin of scapula. Which persists more than three months.
Dentists have to do their works in awkward posture for prolonged periods, so dentists are at risk for developing work related musculoskeletal disorders.
Hand is the functional unit of dentists & it used in keeping firm holding of tools. So, hand grip strength must be good enough to perform work effectively.
Methodology: After taking informed written consent of 61 dentists from Ahmedabad included in the study. Neck pain was determined by neck disability index (NDI) depending upon score, Hand grip strength was measured using Jamar Dynamometer. Average of three trials was taken as final reading with 60 sec rest between each trial.
Result: Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used. Result of the study showed the negative correlation between chronic neck pain and hand grip strength. r value was -0.11 for NDI (15-24) and hand grip strength and r value were -0.45 for NDI (25-35) and hand grip strength.
Conclusion: From this study it can be concluded that hand grip strength was reduced in Dentists with Chronic neck pain. With negative correlation between neck pain and grip strength.
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