University of Tehran Journal of Exercise Science and Medicine 2717-2422 11 1 2019 01 01 Comparing the Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck Between the Teachers of Physical Education and Other Majors in High Schools of Tehran City, Iran 43 50 77317 10.32598/JESM.11.1.5 EN Elham Rahimipour Najafabadi MSc. Department of Health and Sport Medicin, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0002-2663-9537 Reza Rajabi Professor, Department of Health and Sport Medicin, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0003-0008-4892 Mohammad Hossein Alizade Professor, Department of Health and Sport Medicin, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Ali Mirabedi PhD. of Sport Injury and Corrective Exercises, Alborz Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0002-3765-1726 Journal Article 2017 05 10 <strong>Introduction</strong>: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MDs) largely contribute to occupational diseases in the workplace. Prevention from these disorders requires their evaluation in different occupations. This study aimed to compare the MDs of the neck between the teachers of Physical Education (PE) and those of the other majors in the high schools of Tehran City, Iran.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: The study sample included 180 teachers of mathematics, PE, and the religion and lifestyle in the high schools of Tehran (with the Mean±SD age of 42.11±6.65 years, and the Mean±SD weight of 72.28±12.98 kg). The participants were selected from 19 districts of the Tehran Departments of Education using multistage cluster sampling. The standard Nordic questionnaire was administered to investigate MDs among the teachers. The obtained data were analyzed with the Chi-square test to compare the MDs of the neck between the three groups of teachers.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: A significant relationship was observed between the neck problems of the female (P=0.016) and male (P=0.017) PE teachers and the other teachers. Moreover, the neck problems were associated with the teaching experience (P=0.024) and teaching major (P=0.004).<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Based on the results, it seems that regular exercise can reduce the developing risk of MDs in the neck. Thus, this study recommends the performance of regular exercise and the correction of job-related postures to all teachers. https://jsmed.ut.ac.ir/article_77317_19aa56db5ddf7a26f24b80d33ea2082c.pdf