Neck Pain Among Occupational Bike Riders Wearing Helmet in Twin Cities: A Cross Sectional Survey: Neck Pain Among Occupational Bike Riders

Aoun Hassan; Sidra  Hanif; Ishaq Ahmed; Faryal  Zaidi; Amir  Aslam; Afshan  Kayani; Reema  Altaf; Rizmi Naseer

doi:10.54393/tt.v4i02.129

Authors

Aoun Hassan The University of Lahore Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sidra Hanif Ibadat International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ishaq Ahmed Ibadat International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Faryal Zaidi Ibadat International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Amir Aslam The University of Lahore Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
Afshan Kayani The University of Lahore Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
Reema Altaf Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad, Pakistan
Rizmi Naseer Hamza Medical Center, Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/tt.v4i02.129

Keywords:

Neck Pain, Bike Riders, NP

Abstract

Neck pain is a pain, stress, and fatigue of the muscles in or around the spine beneath head. Sometimes this pain may continue from the neck region into the shoulders, arms and upper back. Bike riders wearing helmet are more prone to neck pain due to prolonged use of helmet. Objective: To find the frequency of neck pain in bike riders who wear helmet in Twin Cities. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among bike riders wearing helmet working with Careem, Bykea and InDriver considering non-probability convenient sampling. 227 participants were selected agreeing to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected from bike riders at different locations of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Association of neck pain to the use of helmet and weight was observed in this study. Pain intensity was measured by Neck Pain and Disability Scale. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 26. Results: Out of 370 participants, 227 were helmet users, 149 (65.6%) had neck pain. 78 participants wearing helmet did not feel neck pain. Conclusions: This study concluded that there was 65.6% frequency of neck pain among bike riders wearing helmet in Twin Cities

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