Dr Nohamadjavad Razi, Hasan Modares, Zahra Shakeri Hosinabad,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (11-2019)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of virtual education conditions and increasing sitting time on musculoskeletal status and physical activity of students during the corona pandemic. In the present study, standard Nordic musculoskeletal status and Beck physical activity questionnaires were used. The statistical population of the present study included male and female students of Farhangian University of Yazd Campus, of which 450 people participated in the present study as a sample. McNemar's, Mann–Whitney U and Spearman correlation tests were used at the significance level of P≤0.05. There was a significant difference between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulders, back, and waist before and during the coronavirus pandemic (P≤ 0.05). There was a significant relationship between physical activity and musculoskeletal disorders (p <0.05). There was a significant relationship between Internet Time usage and musculoskeletal disorders (p <0.05). Musculoskeletal disorders in students who did not follow the sitting pattern, in the neck (p <0.0001), shoulder (p = 0.006), wrist (p = 0.002), waist (p = 0.001) pelvis (P = 0.01) and knee (p = 0.001) were significant. The corona epidemic and the quarantine conditions may have adverse effects on the musculoskeletal condition of students, and prolonged sitting and non-observance of the principles of sitting aggravates these factors.
