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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed Most Cited « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 670-672 Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers Iqra Arif, Nadeem Asghar, Farooq Islam, Syeda Aroosa Muzammil, Muhammad Asim Rafique, Asim Raza. Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of iliotibial band (ITB) tightness in office workers. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 383 office workers aged between 20-60 years from district Gujranwala, Pakistan were included using non probability judgmental sampling technique. Validated performa was used for demographic information. Ober’s test was applied to check ITB tightness. Data were analyzed on SPSS 21. Results: Out of 383 participants, 175 (45.69%) had tightness including 68 females and 107 males while 208 (54.31%) showed negative results constituting 78 females and 130 males. Study was significant with p<0.05. Conclusion: Office workers had high prevalence of ITB tightness and was higher in males than females. Association between occupation, duration of work of participants and Ober’s test was significant while the association between surgical and medical history was not significant. Key words: Prevalence, Iliotibial band, Ober’s test, office workers.   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Iqra Arif Articles by Nadeem Asghar Articles by Farooq Islam Articles by Syeda Aroosa Muzammil Articles by Muhammad Asim Rafique Articles by Asim Raza on Google on Google Scholar How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Arif I, Asghar N, Islam F, Muzammil SA, Rafique MA, Raza A. Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 670-672. Web Style Arif I, Asghar N, Islam F, Muzammil SA, Rafique MA, Raza A. Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=63197 [Access: September 02, 2022]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Arif I, Asghar N, Islam F, Muzammil SA, Rafique MA, Raza A. Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 670-672. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Arif I, Asghar N, Islam F, Muzammil SA, Rafique MA, Raza A. Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. RMJ. (2022), [cited September 02, 2022]; 47(3): 670-672. Harvard Style Arif, I., Asghar, . N., Islam, . F., Muzammil, . S. A., Rafique, . M. A. & Raza, . A. (2022) Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. RMJ, 47 (3), 670-672. Turabian Style Arif, Iqra, Nadeem Asghar, Farooq Islam, Syeda Aroosa Muzammil, Muhammad Asim Rafique, and Asim Raza. 2022. Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. Rawal Medical Journal, 47 (3), 670-672. Chicago Style Arif, Iqra, Nadeem Asghar, Farooq Islam, Syeda Aroosa Muzammil, Muhammad Asim Rafique, and Asim Raza. "Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers." Rawal Medical Journal 47 (2022), 670-672. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Arif, Iqra, Nadeem Asghar, Farooq Islam, Syeda Aroosa Muzammil, Muhammad Asim Rafique, and Asim Raza. "Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers." Rawal Medical Journal 47.3 (2022), 670-672. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Arif, I., Asghar, . N., Islam, . F., Muzammil, . S. A., Rafique, . M. A. & Raza, . A. (2022) Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers. Rawal Medical Journal, 47 (3), 670-672.

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Prevalence of iliotibial band tightness in office workers
Iqra Arif, Nadeem Asghar, Farooq Islam, Syeda Aroosa Muzammil, Muhammad Asim Rafique, Asim Raza
RMJ. Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 3: 670-672.

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