Neck and Shoulder Pain Caused by Posture

Being a dental assistant may be very challenging in terms of posture and sitting posture. In the long run, there are several musculoskeletal disorders that may affect your work. Some are so serious, you may need to undergo surgery! I do not think I want it. Dental assistants mainly experienced pain in the neck and shoulders on the right, pain in the hands and fingers was the worst between the 1st and 2nd fingers. If you do not take care of it quickly, this pain can cause muscle imbalance, ischemia, nerve compression, or disc degeneration.

I am about 15 people a day. Approximately five of these 15 people have pain in their shoulders and neck due to postural problems. The most common complaints of pain are pain in the deep of the arm, numbness and tingling (one side) of the hand, neck / arm pain sitting on the table for a long time, neck pain during exercise, and neck and arm It is pain. Many people are technicians who spend a lot of time working MacBook Pro daily. They work for a long time and have poor ergonomics. They are young, usually in their twenties and thirties

The posture of the neck and upper body is the key to avoid long-term pain. Sitting at the same time as students, working with professional computers, cycling is also a very important element in avoiding neck and shoulder problems. Tilting the shoulder blades is the most common cause of tennis and cricket player's shoulder pain. Take your advice on your attitude from your physical therapist and let's do it on a regular basis

There are few studies investigating risk factors of body / posture related to MSD of the neck and shoulders of medical professionals. Risk factors associated with neck and shoulder pain include placement of the body in an unwieldy posture requiring long-term maintenance. Through direct observation, Kant et al. [58] has a wide range of static posture, as well as operating room nurses who need surgeons to maintain instrument tension, resulting in excessive musculoskeletal in the head, neck, Pressure is found to occur. Weight lifting and bending are significantly related to medical staff 's arms and neck diseases [67], shoulder discomfort is associated with push - pull exercise 68,69 Injuries related to other occupational groups 70 -72 Evidence suggesting that MSD preventive interventions need to address physical / postural risk factors