PROBLEM SOLVING FOR BETTER HEALTH

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PROBLEM SOLVING FOR BETTER HEALTH

• Evaluation of effect of exercise in chronic
  computer users

KALPIT MEHTA
DHAVAL MISTRY
GAURANG MODI
KRUSHNA MODI
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AIMS OBJECTIVES

• To find out prevalence of symptoms among chronic
  computer users.
• To find reduction () in symptoms among chronic
  computer users after interventions.

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INTRODUCTION

• Todays time is the era of computer which is the
  basic need and which make work faster, easier,
  reliable.
• The universal use of the computer lead to
  repetitive strain injury (RSI), Computer Vision
  Syndrome.

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MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY

• STUDY PLACE Salt River Company,
• Tata Consultancy
  Services
• STUDY POPULATION 100
• STUDY PERIOD April 2005-August 2005

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• INCLUDING CRITERIA
• Peoples using computer more than or equal to 5
  hours a day, at least 5 days in a week since 1
  year.
• Resources Volunteer 3
• Pre Test Forms 100
  
• Post Test Forms 100
• Literature material 100

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REVIEW OF LITERATURE

• Repetitive Strain Injury
• Professions Increase Risks of RSI?
• Computer Vision Syndrome?

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OBSERVATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
TABLE 1 AGE GROUP WISE DISTIBUTION OF
CHRONIC COMPUTER USERS (n 100)
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FIGURE 5 COMMON COMPLAINS OF THE CHRONIC
COMPUTER USERS
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FIGURE 7 DURATION OF EXERCISE DONE BY COMPUTER
USERS DURING INTERVENTION
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FIGURE 8 TOTAL NO. DAYS FOR WHICH EXERCISE
APPLIED BY COMPUTER USERS
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FIGURE 9 REDUCTION () IN SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC
COMPUTER USERS (N80)
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

• Most of the people (86) are between age group of
  21 to 30 years of age.
• The male female ratio is 1.9 1.
• Engineer (86)
• Student (14)
• In this study more than half of the persons (54)
  work on computer 6 days and most of the persons
  using computer for last 4 to 7 years.

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• Most common complain Eye Strain (64)
  Backache (59), headache (36).
• we found that around 87 of the person applied
  exercise more than 20 days out of 80 people who
  applied.
• Most of the users near about 80 , who applied
  the exercise regularly, get 20 to 50 relief
  from their pain.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.ergoyoga.com
• www.expresscomputeronline.com
• www.webhealthcentre.com
• www.channelsapollolife.com

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