Objective To identify the influencing factors of the high prevalence of cervicogenic headache among college teachers through questionnaires and clinical diagnoses, and to propose appropriate measures for prevention.
Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 31-to-60-year-old teachers (n=600) in two colleges in Yantai City. Totally 49 teachers were diagnosed as cervicogenic headache. They were further divided into different age groups to find out major influencing factors for each age group.
Results Cervicogenic headache among the selected college teachers was related to age, injury, working with bowed head, computer operation time, and viewing angle to screen. The overall prevalence of cervicogenic headache was 8.51%, with higher prevalence rates in the 41-50 and 51-60 age groups.
Conclusion Various factors may contribute to the prevalence of cervicogenic headache among college teachers, among which long-time working at desks and inappropriate viewing angle to computer screen were predominant. Therefore, the key to preventing cervicogenic headache is to improve their working habits and postures.
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