Nahlah M. Alrajhi

College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Original Article
  A cross-sectional study of risk factors associated with back pain among administrative female employees in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  Author(s): Lujain Sulayem, Zenat Khired*, Mashael H. Aljuwayed and Nahlah M. Alrajhi
  
  Background: Back pain is a common concern among sedentary office workers. The objective of this study is to evaluate the intensity of back pain in sedentary administrative workers, the effect of working conditions and duration of working hrs on the back pain and to determine the disability types associated with back pain among administrative staff. Conclusion: There is strong correlation between participants BMI and the impairment level of walking, sitting and social life. The majority of women having work related back pain are of young age. Therefore, health education may be effective to assess and give them the right instructions to live without back pain or to reduce the pain if exist. A questionnaire was distributed among females working in both governmental and private institutions in Riyadh, 100 participants included, all administrative desk-jobs employees be.. Read More»