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Type :final_year_project
Subject :GV Recreation Leisure
Main Author :Siti Nur Fatimah Abdullah
Title :Musculoskeletal pain and postural awareness among public university students
Place of Production :Tanjong Malim
Publisher :Fakulti Sains Sukan dan Kejurulatihan
Year of Publication :2023
Corporate Name :Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Musculoskeletal pain is amongst the most prevalent health issues in today's society. University students are particularly impacted by issues brought on by musculoskeletal pain. Thus, the main aim of this study is to identify the pattern of musculoskeletal pain among public university students. A cross sectional study was carried out in public university. Participants were university students who completed structured questionnaire on the topic of musculoskeletal pain and postural awareness. The first part of the questionnaire was self-administered regarding their demographic information. The second section of the questionnaire was the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) to determine the site of pain. The third section was Postural Awareness Scale Questionnaire (PAS) to identify their postural awareness level. A total of 110 public university students responded to the questionnaire consisting of 43.60% male and 56.40% female students. Lower back (46.4%) and shoulders (40.9%) are the most frequently reported in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, lower back (33.6%) and shoulders (32.7%) in the last 7 days. Between both genders, female students reported more cases in musculoskeletal pain compared to male students. Postural awareness and musculoskeletal pain has shown a significant result (p

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