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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 89-92 |
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The prevalence of reduced upper cervical mobility and neck disability among taxi drivers in Mumbai
Yashvi Sudhir Shah, Ramandeep Kaur Saini
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Physiotherapy, DPO's NETT College of Physiotherapy, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Yashvi Sudhir Shah
Intern, DPO's NETT College of Physiotherapy, Thane
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/pjiap.pjiap_47_22
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AIM: The aim of the study is to find the prevalence of reduced upper cervical mobility and neck disability among taxi drivers.
MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY: An observational study was carried out among 120 taxi drivers in the age group of 40–50 years. The assessment was carried out using cervical flexion-rotation test and neck disability index (NDI) questionnaire to assess restriction in the cervical range of motion (ROM) and disability caused in the taxi drivers due to cervicogenic headache (CGH) respectively.
RESULTS: The results revealed that 47.5% of taxi drivers have restriction in the cervical ROM whereas on NDI the taxi drivers had 18.33% of mild disability. Around 17.50% have reported moderate disability and 2.50% a severe neck disability.
CONCLUSION: Thus to conclude the prevalence of reduced cervical mobility was high in taxi drivers that probably are due to long-term driving and bad posture. he prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders especially in low back and knee was high in taxi drivers that probably are due to long-term driving and bad posture. The disability could be prevented by education of correct sitting while driving, work station exercises, having sufficient rest in day and night and design of ergonomically seat based on Indian anthropometric sizes.
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