Abstract :
AIM: Musculoskeletal pain, the most common cause of disability globally, is most frequently
managed in primary care. People with musculoskeletal pain in different body regions may
have similar demographic characteristics. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the
relationship between educational level and reducing musculoskeletal pain.
Method and Instruments: This cross sectional study was conducted among academic
people working in Tarbiat Modares University from Apr to August 2020. The volunteer
subjects were entered into this study after being informed about the aim and procedure of
the study and signing the consent form. A researcher – made questionnaire based on the
objectives of the study as well as a demographic characteristics questionnaire were used to
collect data. In the objective based questionnaire, the participants were asked about their
exercise doing and musculoskeletal pain. Data were entered into SPSS version 26 software
and analyzed using descriptive/ analytical test.
Findings: Totally 93 participants with mean age of 36.15±11.42 years old were participated
in the study. Of all participants, . Furthermore, 51 participants (54.8%) were male and 42
participants (45.2%) were female. Mann Whitney’s test showed that there was a significant
relationship between gender and exercise activity (P value =<.001), which was higher in men
than women. However, there was no significant relationship between musculoskeletal pain
and educational level. (P = 0.401).
Conclusion: This study showed that the muscloskeletal pain were in similar severity in
different level of education. However, doing further researches with larger sample size is
recommended.
