• Rajneet kaur sahni
• Simran Grewal
• Rupinder kaur

Background: Low back pain is a problem in all developed countries. People with low back pain identified work place, financial and social pressures, and difficulties with household duties as areas of need beyond their healthcare requirements that affect their ability to comply with management of their condition. It is most commonly treated in primary health care settings. There are several factors which leads to the MSD related to work. The length of working hours strongly associated with low back disorders among sewing machine operators. The commonest risk factors among sewing machine operators are adaptation of awkward posture. Objective: Current study aims to find the prevalence of Low Back Pain and level of disability among sewing machine workers and to assess the relationship of Low Back Pain with disability among sewing machine workers. Methods: The current study was correlational in nature. By simple random sampling 150 sewing machine workers were adopted. The data was collected, compiled and analyzed. Outcome measures: Numerical Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index. Results: Mean was 3.78 and Standard deviation (SD) was 1.21. Pearson’s correlation was 0.468. The relationship was statistically significant. Conclusion: There was a significant positive correlation between pain and disability. There are several MSD which were related to the sewing machine operators. Because of long working hours, long duration of sitting with altered posture and continuous work lead to disorders. Moreover, there are age and gender factors which are directly related to the MSD.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), Low back pain (LBP), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS).

"A Survey on Prevalence of Low Back Pain and its relation to Disability among Sewing Machine Workers in Punjab, India. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.824-839, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907260.pdf

"A Survey on Prevalence of Low Back Pain and its relation to Disability among Sewing Machine Workers in Punjab, India. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp824-839, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907260.pdf