Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders among Secondary School Saudi Female Teachers

Table 4

Pattern and effect of musculoskeletal pain of study sample teachers.

Variable	Total (𝑛=240) (%)
Musculoskeletal pain
(1) Yes	190 (79.2%)
(2) No	50 (20.8%)
Duration of pain
(1) No pain	50 (20.8%)
(2) Less than 3 months	31 (12.9%)
(3) From 3 to 6 months	24 (10.0%)
(4) More than 6 months	135 (56.3%)
Areas of the pain
(1) No pain	50 (20.8%)
(2) Single	51 (21.2%)
(3) Multiple	139 (57.9%)
Site
(1) No pain	50 (20.8%)
(2) Neck pain	101 (42.1%)
(3) Shoulder pain	109 (45.4%)
(4) Elbow pain	24 (10.0%)
(5) Wrist pain	39 (16.2%)
(6) Low back pain	153 (63 .8%)
(7) Leg pain	96 (40.0%)
(8) Other sites	0 (0.0%)
Days of absenteeism
(1) (0–5)	227 (94.6%)
(2) (6–10)	12 (5.0%)
(3) (11–15)	1 (0.4%)
Örebro musculoskeletal pain score
(1) Less than 105	112 (46.7%)
(i) No pain	50 (20.8%)
(ii) Nondisabling pain	62 (25.9%)
(2) 105 and more (disabling pain)	128 (53.3%)