The Results of Ergonomics and Stretching Exerciser for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Reducing Among Thai Hill Tribe Women in Pong District, Phayao Province
Abstract:
Embroidery is the neat work and the embroider will be in the postures of the slouch and bend down the head as well as the related external physical factors which lead to the muscular pain at various parts of the body such as neck, shoulder among the others. This study has its aims to find out the density of the problem in terms of the Ergonomics and to compare the result of the management program in reducing the muscular pain from working through the following study steps: the survey study with the sample group for 140 and the quasi-experimental study with the result of the survey study to design the program of the study for the sample group of 33. The pre-test and post-test were conducted within the group. The interview was utilized for data collection while the descriptive statistics and t-test were employed for data analysis. It is revealed that most of the sample are painful (83.57%) and the areas found to be painful are the right neck, the left neck, the left shoulder, the right shoulder, the right wrist, and the upper right part of the back. The density of the pain is mostly found at the muscles 100%, 99.29, 99.29, 96.57 and 92.14 respectively. After the program management, it is found that the studied group has the increased average score of knowledge and life quality and the pain is reduced and also the risk on the Ergonomics at various parts of the body is reduced at the statistically significant level of (P < 0.05). To conclude, the conduct of the activities based on the program can help reduce the muscular pain from working of the hill tribe embroidery women group, Pong district, Payao province.