Aim: To find out the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain and its associated risk factors in schoolteachers of Lahore.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place and duration of Study: The study was done in different public and private schools of Lahore from December 2020 to May 2021.

Methodology: In this observational study, 921 schoolteachers, fulfilling the eligibility criteria, from different school participated. The data was collected by using a self-administered Performa.

Results: In the survey 921 participants participated among which 686(74.8%) were males and 232(25.2%) were females. Out of 921 participants, a high percentage 652(70.8%) had Musculoskeletal pain while 269(29.2%) reported no pain in any region. The frequency of pain in neck, upper extremity, low back and lower extremity in l was 157(17%), 258(28%), 153(16.6%) and 84(9.1%) in multiple sites of body. The frequency of participants with mild, moderate, severe and worst pain was 198(21.5%), 324(35.3%), 110(11.9%) and 20(2.2%) respectively.

Conclusion: This study concluded that the Musculoskeletal pain affect schoolteachers and it is highly associated with history of trauma, the hours of standing and the back support while sitting while less association of overhead activities such as writing on board.

Keywords: Musculoskeletal pain, schoolteachers, electronic devices, risk factors, MSK pain