Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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This research was conducted to question low back pain / neck pain and psychological situation in supermarket workers and to evaluate the participants' working time and unit of work at the supermarket and the relationship between the results. 50 participants working in Ankara Çankaya and participating in the research were grouped homogeneously and included in the study. In the evaluation of the participants, Demographic Information Questionnaire, Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire, Neck Pain Assessment Questionnaire, Beck Depression Scale and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were used to assess participants' pain severity and psychologic condition. One of the significant findings of our study was that the Oswestry low back pain averages (mean, 4.56) were in the range of mild functional impairment, while the employees' low back pain VAS averages were 2,3 (min: 0, max: 10). The mean age of the participants is 29.5, and on average, the emergence of mild functional disability on the average can be attributed to workload. There is a statistically significant difference between the ages of the individuals participating in my work, BMI and low back pain VAS values (P <0.05). We can interpret this as the increase in low back pain due to the change in body composition and the change in the amount of load on the vertebrae, with advancing age. Participants' mean Beck Depression Scale scores were assessed as "normal pyshological situatian". In this case it is compatible with many literature knowledge that the pain is associated with mechanical burden / trauma exposure. In order to prevent pathologies related to cargo carriage in unfavorable positions and postures, workers are alerted to this and emphasized the importance of protecting the backbone of strong neck, back, low back and abdominal muscles by informing them about appropriate exercises for preventive and therapeutic purposes