We recommend that healthcare organisations should consider the implementation of regular Spine Care for Nurses programmes as successful low back injury prevention programmes.

The EOS 2-D/3-D system proved to be a valuable method in the evaluation of female and male developmental changes in pelvic and lower limb anatomical parameters, in normal individuals younger than 16 years of age.

Background Chronic non-specific low back pain syndrome (cnsLBP) is a severe health problem in developed countries, which has an important effect on patients’ quality of life and is highly determined by socio-demographic factors and low back pain specific knowledge. We examined patients’ health-related quality of life according to the results of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), low back pain knowledge (LBPKQ) and the social determinants of the participants. Methods We carried out our research in the first half of 2015 in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary. The examination included 1155 respondents living with chronic non-specific low back pain. The confidence interval of 95% was used, and the level of. significance was p < 0.05 using SPSS 22.0 software. Results The SF-36 questionnaire is suitable for the examination of patients’ health-related quality of life (Cronbach’s Alpha> 0.76), as the LBPKQ’s Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.726 also, which showed good validity. Longer-term disease meant a lower health-related quality of life (p < 0.05). A greater decrease of function (Roland Morris scores (RM)) accounts for a lower HRQoL and higher knowledge level. We found significant differences in LBPKQ scores according to sociodemographic parameters. The general health status was positively correlated with LBPKQ (p = 0.024) adjusted for demographic and pain and functional status. Conclusion The negative effect of the symptoms on patients’ quality of life is proved, which is determined by different socio-demographic parameters furthermore by knowledge. Above all could be useful information for professionals to adopt the right interventions.

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Bevezetés: A testsúlynak jelentős szerepe van a láb megnövekedett terhelésében és a nyomásminták változásaiban, de a változások eloszlása pontosan nem ismert. Célkitűzés: Jelen kutatás célja volt normál és kóros testtömegindexű egyének talpnyomásmintáinak vizsgálata, hogy közelebbi képet kapjunk a regionális plantaris terhelés változásairól. Módszer: A vizsgálatnak 180 alanya volt, a talpnyomás mérése dinamikus pedobarográffal történt. A talp 8 anatómiai régióját vizsgáltuk, az alábbi paraméterek függvényében: kontakt terület, csúcsnyomás, maximális erő. Eredmények: A láb középső területén és metatarsusok alatt jelentősen nagyobb csúcsnyomás jellemző az elhízott egyénekre (p<0,001). A maximális erőértékek az ujjaknál alacsonyabb (p<0,001), a kontakt terület adatai a totális talpterületen (p<0,001) és a középső talp területén szignifikánsan nagyobb értékeket mutatott az elhízottak csoportjában (p<0,001). Következtetések: Elhízás hatására kóros mértékű terhelésnövekedés következik be a láb középső területén, különösen a medialis oldalon és a metatarsusok alatt. Orv. Hetil., 2016Hetil., , 157(48), 1919Hetil., -1925. Kulcsszavak: elhízás, talpnyomásminták, medialis hosszboltozat Analysis of plantar pressure patterns among obese populationIntroduction: Although the role of body weight on foot health and load has been widely documented in research, the effect of the extra load due to body weight on plantar pressure characteristics is not well known. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on plantar pressure patterns among the working-age population. Method: 180 participants were involved. Two groups were evaluated according to body mass index categories regarding eight regions of the plantar area, focusing on the following parameters: contact area, maximum pressure and peak pressure. Results: Compared with non-obese subjects, the peak pressure was the highest on the midfoot (p<0.001) and the forefoot (p<0.001). Regarding the maximum force, significant statistical difference was detected on the toes (p<0.001), with a value lower among the obese group. The contact area on the total foot and the midfoot was lower among the non-obese subjects (p<0.001). Conclusions: Loading is greatly increasing on the whole plantar area, especially at the midfoot and the forefoot region.