Neck pain and hand grip strength in dentists of Saudi Arabia

This study aims to correlate neck pain intensity with hand grip strength in dentists of Saudi Arabia. There were 25 dentists selected who are suffering from chronic neck pain for more than 3 months. Their ages ranged from 25 to 40 years with normal BMI (18.5-25). They were divided into 3 subgroups a...

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Published inInternational journal of innovation and applied studies Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 655
Main Author Fayez, Eman Samir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rabat International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies 01.11.2014
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Summary:This study aims to correlate neck pain intensity with hand grip strength in dentists of Saudi Arabia. There were 25 dentists selected who are suffering from chronic neck pain for more than 3 months. Their ages ranged from 25 to 40 years with normal BMI (18.5-25). They were divided into 3 subgroups according to neck position during their work. Pain intensity will be determined by visual analog scale and hand grip strength will be measured by Jamar hand dynamometer in kilogram unit. Among the 25 dentists, the result showed an extremely significant correlation between the neck pain intensity and hand grip strength (direct proportional). The findings of this study denote the presence of direct proportional correlation between neck pain intensity and hand grip strength, which may be attributed to deficits in sensory motor integration and neuro hyper excitability found in neck pain victims.
ISSN:2028-9324