EFFECTIVENESS OF SHOULDER PAD FOR REDUCING SHOULDER PAIN AMONG ICE DELIVERY WORKERS: CASE STUDY OF AN ICE FACTORY IN TAMBON THAPHO, AMPHUR MUEANG, PHITSANULOK PROVINCE

Abstract

          The quasi-experimental research objective to study the effectiveness of shoulder pads for reducing shoulder pain among ice delivery workers. By studying one ice factory in Tambon Thapho, Amphur Mueang, Phitsanulok Province. Data were collected from 30 samples by questionnaire, assessment pain body diagram And numeric rating scales. The materials used in the design of shoulder pads from a sheet of silicone is thickness 3 mm. The results showed that the experimental group with shoulder pain lower than before the use of shoulder pads, with statistically significant (p <0.001) after that use of shoulder pads, the control group had pain in the shoulders higher than before the use of shoulder pads, a statistically significant (p = 0.017) when comparing shoulder pain after using the shoulder pads between the experimental group with a control group found that the symptoms shoulder pain different statistically significant (p <0.001). The finding also showed that the shoulder pads from a sheet of silicone, which has a thickness of 3 mm can reduce pain. The suggestion of this study should consider comparing the thickness of the silicone sheet with different thickness. To get the shoulder pads are the most efficient.