Postural Awareness Among Architects with Musculoskeletal Pain - A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain is a substantial health concern for architects. To meet a work requirement, the architect must adjust and adapt to various postures at work. So, the current research aimed to find postural awareness among architects with musculoskeletal pain. Material and Method: This cross-sectional study included 97 participants with backgrounds as architects. Both male and women participants were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants ranged in age and gender. A postural awareness scale is used to measure postural awareness. Results: Data were analyzed employing the Statistical Chi-square test and One-Sample-t test. In our investigation, the t-test produced a significant statistical result with a p-value below the 5% significance level (i.e., 0.001 < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on the current findings, it can be concluded that architects with musculoskeletal pain were significant awareness of their posture. Key words: postural awareness, musculoskeletal pain, architects