One-year Incidence and Risk Factors of Thoracic Spine Pain in Undergraduate Students

Kanchanomai, Siriluck; Janwantanakul, Prawit; Jiamjarasrangsi, Wiroj

doi:10.1589/jpts.25.15

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“…It is essential that the content of postural education programs meet the reality of student environments and address situations related to their daily lives. These programs should teach of postural behaviors that can be assimilated, practiced, and corrected on a daily basis 18 ) .…”

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Postural education and behavior among students in a city in southern Brazil: student postural education and behavior

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[Purpose] The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge of the spine and posture among adolescent female students and to determine if they had access to postural education in or outside school. [Subjects and Methods] This was an epidemiological survey of a representative sample of 495 female students aged 14 to 18 years attending a regular secondary school in São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. Data were collected through a questionnaire. [Results] The results showed that 16.8% of teens did not know what a spine was, 8.3% had no knowledge of posture, and 61% reported receiving no posture education. Posture awareness was associated only with posture while using a computer, while having postural education class was not associated with any postural behavior. [Conclusion] The results showed that, although most students are familiar with the spine and posture, a sizable group is not, and over half had no postural education. These findings suggest that inclusion of postural education programs in schools should be encouraged in order to promote health and prevent diseases related to the spine.

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“…Furthermore, thoracic spine thrust manipulation proved effective in the treatment of individuals with neck pain, leading to a reduction in both pain and disability 34 ) . Another study reported that patients with mechanical neck pain who were treated with thoracic spine manipulation and exercise exhibited significantly greater improvements in disability in both short- and long-term follow-up periods 35 ) . However, we identified several limitations in the present study.…”

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Determine the effect of neck muscle fatigue on dynamic visual acuity in healthy young adults

Saif

Senany

2015

J Phys Ther Sci

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[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine whether neck muscle fatigue affects dynamic visual acuity in healthy young participants. [Subjects and Methods] This study was a double-blinded, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Thirty healthy young subjects (ages 21 to 30 years) participated in the study. Participants were randomly divided into an experimental group (n=15) and a control group (n=15). The experimental group performed an exercise designed to induce neck muscle fatigue and the control group preformed non-fatiguing sham exercises. [Results] There were significant differences in mean dynamic visual acuity between the two groups (0.26±0.11 LogMar versus 0.003±0.02 LogMar). Subjects in the experimental group showed a significant decline in their dynamic visual acuity compared with the control group. Dynamic visual acuity strongly correlated with neck muscle fatigue (r = 0.79). No significant differences in joint position error were observed between the two groups and no significant correlations between joint position error and neck muscle fatigue were observed (r = 0.23). [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that neck muscle fatigue negatively impacts dynamic visual acuity. Although not statistically significant, cervical spine proprioception as measured by the joint position error in the experimental group was diminished after fatigue.

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“…According to a study in Finland, 17 % of school students reported pain in neck, upper back and shoulders [2]. Another study reported 27 % prevalence of upper back pain among undergraduate students [3]. Despite the fact that there is much evidence regarding the musculoskeletal problems in Physical therapy students but there is less data on prevalence, risk factors, distribution and associations of upper back pain [4,5].…”

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Upper Back Pain among Physical Therapy Students and Its Association with Gender, Body Mass Index, Study Hours and Use of cell Phones

Fatima¹,

Arsh²,

Daud³

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Phys Med Rehab Kuror

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Introduction Musculoskeletal pain is common among Physical therapy students due to prolonged study hours and clinical practice. The objective of current study was to determine the prevalence of upper back pain among physical therapy students and its association with demographic information, length of study hours and use of cell Phones. Methods This cross sectional survey was conducted in Peshawar, Pakistan from November 2017 to March 2018. 232 students from different physical therapy institutes were included in the study through consecutive sampling. Self-administered questionnaire was used as the study conducting tool having questions regarding demographic information, Body mass index (BMI) study hours, use of cell phone and upper back pain. Results The Prevalence of upper back pain among DPT students was 44.8% (n=104) in which 33(31.7%) male students and 71(68.3%) female students had upper back pain. There was significant association between female gender and upper back pain (p-value<0.001). Nine (8.7%) underweight, 75 (72.1%) students with normal BMI, 18 (17.3%) overweight, and 2 (1.9%) obese students had upper back pain. There was no significant association between BMI and upper back pain (P=0.459). Majority of students (57.7%, n=60) who were involved in university activities like sitting looking straight during lectures on multimedia or white board for 3–5 h reported upper back pain. On the other hand majority of students (49%, n=51) whose study activities involve looking down during book reading etc for 1–2 h reported upper back pain. However, there was no significant association between activities like sitting looking straight (P=0.691) and sitting looking down (P=0.880) most of the time and upper back pain. Majority of students (43.3%, n=45) who used cell phone for more than 5 h had upper back pain and there was marginally significant association (P=0.091) between use of cell phones for long duration and upper back pain. Conclusion The frequency of upper back pain was high among physical therapy students. Female gender was highly associated with upper back pain. There was no significant association of upper back pain with BMI, study hours and use of cell phones.

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One-year Incidence and Risk Factors of Thoracic Spine Pain in Undergraduate Students

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

Postural education and behavior among students in a city in southern Brazil: student postural education and behavior

Postural education and behavior among students in a city in southern Brazil: student postural education and behavior

Determine the effect of neck muscle fatigue on dynamic visual acuity in healthy young adults

Upper Back Pain among Physical Therapy Students and Its Association with Gender, Body Mass Index, Study Hours and Use of cell Phones

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