EFFECTS OF WORK FROM HOME POSTURE ON THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Pindika Prabhu Jeevan Kumar and Solkar Ankit Anant*

ABSTRACT

Aim And Objective: The objective is to know the effect of musculoskeletal pain on the work from the home population. The study's aims were the following: 1) To see whether Information technology company workers had more severe musculoskeletal pain than before they started working from home. 2) To establish whether the pain was related to work conditions at home. 3) To recommend preventive measures. Background: One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is a global change in work ergonomic patterns as millions of people replaced their usual work environment with home to limit the spread of the SARS-COV-2 infection. The aim of our study was to identify musculoskeletal pain that may have resulted from this change. Methodology: Study design: survey method. Study type: comparative study. Sampling method: convenience sampling (nonprobability sampling method) Study setting: bhandup. Sample size: 80 (monkey survey). Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present have a look at, ergonomic education workshops on line or offline have to be conducted for personnel, to sensitize the postural advices and correcton.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, back pain, ergonomics; gender; hand pain; neck pain; physical activity; workspace; work with computers; fear; musculoskeletal pain; sleep; stay-at-home social isolation.