Risk factors of cervical spondylosis

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to find out the risk factors of cervical spondylosis. Objective: To explore the socio-demographic of patients with cervical spondylosis, find out association between sitting posture and cervical spondylosis, evaluate the association between smoking habit and cervical spondylosis, indentify the link between the work pattern and cervical spondylosis and discover the association between the interior designing of office & house. Methodology: The design of the study was hospital based case control Study. The researcher used Convenience sampling technique. The Sample Size was 33 for case and 33 for control group, case and control ratio was 1:1. The data collection was collected through using structured questionnaire by face to face interview. The research area of the study was musculoskeletal unit of CRP, Savar and Mirpur branch. Data were analyzed through SPSS 16 version and informs the descriptive statistics for demographic data. Result: The investigator found that current job pattern, ADL posture, diabetes smoking habit, sitting posture, sleeping posture and interior designing of office or house are risk factors of cervical spondylosis. Conclusion: The important way for prevention of cervical spondylosis including the modification lying and sitting posture for reduce risk factors. By conducting this research it was expected that some of these factors can be identified to minimize the cost of treatment, morbidity, absent from work and moreover physical and psychological distress.