• Dr Prachi Shah
• Dr. Mindia Patel

Background & Objectives: Musculoskeletal complaints regarding neck region are extensively present in sewing machine workers. As this profession involves highly monotonous, repetitive work in sitting position with bent neck and upper part of back curved on the sewing machine for longer duration. There are several methods to assess the postural deviations. But very few had assessed the quantitative postural deviations by plumb line method. So the objective of the study is to evaluate the postural changes among sewing machine operators due to non-specific neck pain. Methods: 100 subjects who were fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were purposefully selected for the study. The postural assessment was measured by plumb line method in lateral and posterior view from C7 vertebrae and Vertex in sitting position. Result: The result of study showed postural deviations in lateral view at vertex, with mean deviation 2.55cm, at C7 measurement mean deviation is 3.7cm and in posterior view mean deviation at vertex is 0.53cm and 0.42cm right and left side respectively. Conclusion: The study conclude that long hours of sitting in one posture can leads to adaptation of Forward Head Posture which may cause the Upper Cross Syndrome vice versa. These will cause pain in the neck region. These findings also give idea of how and why these deviations develop. Future prevention and rehabilitation programs should be taken into account, in order to avoid their structural problems that can prevent upper cross syndrome and forward head posture.

Plumb line, Forward head posture, Upper cross syndrome

"“POSTURAL CHANGES AMONG SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS DUE TO NON-SPECIFIC NECK PAIN: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.2969-2976, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905V11.pdf

"“POSTURAL CHANGES AMONG SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS DUE TO NON-SPECIFIC NECK PAIN: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp2969-2976, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905V11.pdf