Neck pain is common in the general population, and
is costly in terms of treatment, individual suffering
and time lost due to work absenteeismMany
studies have investigated the relationship between
neck pain and occupation. Medical secretaries,
factory workers, office workers and university
academic staff have been found to be at risk.
Three domains of risk factors have been identified
that contribute to occupation-related neck pain:
individual factors (age, gender and length of
employment), physical factors (working with computer
or visual display unit, working posture and
duration) and psychosocial factors (job stress, job
satisfaction, work demand and colleague support).
This cross-sectional study was conducted
in an attempt to explore the effects of
these risk factors among secondary school
teachers.