Disability Resulting From Occupational Low Back Pain

Frank, John; Kerr, Mickey; Brooker, Ann-Sylvia; DeMaio, Suzanne E.; Maetzel, Andreas; Shannon, Harry S.; Sullivan, Terry J.; Norman, Robert W.; Wells, Richard

doi:10.1097/00007632-199612150-00024

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“…Low back pain (LBP) is defined as "any back pain between the ribs and the top of the leg, from any reason" [1,2]. According to Ehrlich, "LBP is neither a disease nor a diagnostic entity of any sort" [3].…”

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Relationship between daily physical activity level and low back pain in young, female desk-job workers

Kayihan¹

2014

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between daily physical activity (PA) level and low back pain (LBP) in young women. Material and Methods: Two hundred forty three female, desk-job workers aged 20-40 voluntarily participated in the study. The participants were assessed by the use of Oswestry Disability Index for measuring LBP disability and by the use of the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for PA assessment. The 1-way ANOVA test was used for comparing the mean values according to the physical activity level groups. Correlations between the average LBP disability score and all the other variables were obtained using Pearson's correlation analysis. The level of statistical significance was p < 0.05. Results: Significant differences were found for LBP disability score between the results of 3 different PA groups (p < 0.05) (low, moderate and high PA groups). The correlation between the average LBP disability score and body weight (r = 0.187, p < 0.01), body mass index (r = 0.165, p < 0.01), vigorous MET score (r = 0.247, p < 0.01) and total PA MET score (r = 0.131, p < 0.01) were significant. Conclusions: The main finding of this study is that there is a U-shaped relationship between PA and LBP disability score in young women. A moderate level of daily physical activity and preventing body weight and fat gain should be recommended in young, female desk-job workers in order to prevent and manage low back pain.

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Relationship between daily physical activity level and low back pain in young, female desk-job workers

Kayihan¹

2014

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“…The goal in primary prevention is to reduce the overall number of LBP episodes experienced by a population [12]. In contrast to secondary prevention, primary prevention attempts to reduce those that transition from a pain free state to one of experiencing LBP.…”

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Predictors of Occurrence and Severity of First Time Low Back Pain Episodes: Findings from a Military Inception Cohort

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Primary prevention studies suggest that additional research on identifying risk factors predictive of low back pain (LBP) is necessary before additional interventions can be developed. In the current study we assembled a large military cohort that was initially free of LBP and followed over 2 years. The purposes of this study were to identify baseline variables from demographic, socioeconomic, general health, and psychological domains that were predictive of a) occurrence; b) time; and c) severity for first episode of self-reported LBP. Baseline and outcome measures were collected via web-based surveillance system or phone to capture monthly information over 2 years. The assembled cohort consisted of 1230 Soldiers who provided self-report data with 518 (42.1%) reporting at least one episode of LBP over 2 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that gender, active duty status, mental and physical health scores were significant predictors of LBP. Cox regression revealed that the time to first episode of LBP was significantly shorter for Soldiers that were female, active duty, reported previous injury, and had increased BMI. Multivariate linear regression analysis investigated severity of the first episode by identifying baseline predictors of pain intensity, disability, and psychological distress. Education level and physical fitness were consistent predictors of pain intensity, while gender, smoking status, and previous injury status were predictors of disability. Gender, smoking status, physical health scores, and beliefs of back pain were consistent predictors of psychological distress. These results provide additional data to confirm the multi-factorial nature of LBP and suggest future preventative interventions focus on multi-modal approaches that target modifiable risk factors specific to the population of interest.

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“…Low back pain (LBP) has been shown to be an important health and socio-economic problem of occupational diseases, which plague a large segment of the population in industrialized countries 1,2) . It signifies not only poor quality of life of individuals, but also decreasing labor productivity due to off-work, absenteeism and early retirement.…”

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Psychosocial Factors Related to Low Back Pain among School Personnel in Nagoya, Japan.

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Related factors of low back pain (LBP) among school personnel were investigated. We designed a cross-sectional study employing questionnaires, which included a Japanese version of the Job Content Questionnaire. Subjects consisted of 3306 male and 3184 female school personnel in all public schools and kindergartens operated by Nagoya City, Japan. Prevalence of LBP in each work category was compared to that in general teachers of each gender after adjusting for age. Male teachers at schools for the handicapped and in classrooms for the handicapped showed significantly higher LBP prevalence. Among female participants, teachers at schools for the handicapped, physical education teachers, kindergarten personnel and school nurses displayed higher LBP prevalence. In work categories which demonstrated high LBP prevalence, low social support and low job satisfaction were related to LBP of school nurses despite low physical loads. High job demand and physical loads correlated to LBP in kindergarten personnel.

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Disability Resulting From Occupational Low Back Pain

Cited by 403 publications

References 53 publications

Relationship between daily physical activity level and low back pain in young, female desk-job workers

Relationship between daily physical activity level and low back pain in young, female desk-job workers

Predictors of Occurrence and Severity of First Time Low Back Pain Episodes: Findings from a Military Inception Cohort

Psychosocial Factors Related to Low Back Pain among School Personnel in Nagoya, Japan.

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