Increased incidence and aetiological factors of back pain among Universiti Malaysia Sabah staff and undergraduates during the COVID-19 lockdown period

• Main Authors: Rajesh Kumar Muniandy, D Kamarudin D Mudin, Yeap, Boon Tat, Voo, Peter Su Kiong
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2022
• Subjects: RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine; RA648.5-767 Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32796/1/Increased%20incidence%20and%20an%20etiological%20factor%20of%20back%20pain%20among%20Universiti%20Malaysia%20Sabah%20staff%20and%20undergraduates%20during%20the%20COVID-19%20lockdown%20period%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32796/2/Increased%20incidence%20and%20an%20etiological%20factor%20of%20back%20pain%20among%20Universiti%20Malaysia%20Sabah%20staff%20and%20undergraduates%20during%20the%20COVID-19%20lockdown%20period%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32796/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2022/v77n2/back-pain.pdf

Introduction: In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries have introduced work from home campaigns. Most teaching faculties have moved to an online delivery mode, which could put students and teachers at risk of back pain. The aim of this study was to determine th...