| Objective: To analyze the effects of general factors such as age, gender, body mass index (BMI), education, smoking history, history of neck trauma, work factors and new underlying factors such as daily telephone use time, exercise, awkward/sustained posture during work on the incidence of nonspecific neck pain, and to identify the risk factors and protective factors of the incidence of nonspecific neck pain. Methods: In this case-control study, 72 outpatients with nonspecific neck pain who met the inclusion criteria selected from the First Affiliated Hospital’s Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Department of AMMU were included in the case group from October 2019 to October 2020. A total of 106 outpatients without neck pain in the same period were included in the control group. The influencing factors questionnaire was used to collect the information about general factors, work, exercise, telephone use time, etc. The statistical results were analyzed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The results of regression analysis showed that sustained awkward posture during work (>2 h/day, OR=3.266, 95%CI 1.465-7.284, P=0.004), time of watching telephone (>3 h/day, OR=2.459, 95%CI 1.262-4.792, P=0.008) and regular exercise (OR=0.391, 95%CI 0.196-0.780, P=0.008) were related to the incidence of nonspecific neck pain. Conclusion: Sustained awkward posture during work >2 h/day and time of watching telephone >3 h/day are independent risk factors of the incidence of nonspecific neck pain, while regular exercise is a protective factor. |
