Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Industrial Workers

Murtezani, Ardiana; Ibraimi, Zana; Sllamniku, Sabit; Osmani, Teuta; Sherifi, Seven

doi:10.2478/v10153-011-0060-3

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“…Findings from our study suggest that the views of clinicians are as variable as in the evidence found in the literature. Our study found that biomechanical risk factors, such as lifting, prolonged sitting and bending, were considered by primary care clinicians to be important risk factors for the onset of LBP, in accordance with previous studies [10,15,26,37]. On the other hand, individual risk factors, such as physical inactivity, have only weak support in the literature as a risk factor for developing LBP [27,29].…”

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“…These factors can be aggregated into a smaller number of categories [9] including biomechanical factors (regular lifting, exposure to vibration, physically demanding jobs, bending and twisting, pushing and pulling heavy loads, awkward posture) [2,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20], psychological/psychosocial factors (job satisfaction, local support in the workplace, depression, job control, stress) [2,7,9,16,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and individual risk factors (sedentary lifestyle, age, smoking, gender, obesity, poor general health, marital status, pregnancy) [2,7,9,12,13,20,21,23,[26][27][28][29][30][31]. Past studies have investigated many of these factors and their relationship to LBP.…”

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Clinicians’ views on factors that trigger a sudden onset of low back pain

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Purpose Little is known about what triggers an episode of low back pain (LBP) in those presenting to primary care. Previous studies of risk factors have focused on specific occupational settings and work conditions. No study has asked primary care clinicians to consider what triggers an episode of sudden-onset LBP in patients presenting to them for care. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to describe the short-and long-term factors that primary care clinicians consider important in triggering a sudden episode of acute LBP. Methods One hundred and thirty-one primary care clinicians who were recruiting patients with LBP to a large observational study were invited to participate. A questionnaire was designed to obtain information about the clinician's characteristics, profession and clinical experience. We also asked clinicians to nominate the five shortand five long-term exposure factors, most likely to trigger a sudden episode of acute LBP, based on their experience. Descriptive statistics and frequency distributions were used to describe clinician's characteristics and the frequencies of the main risk factor categories were reported. Results Based on the views of 103 primary care clinicians, biomechanical risk factors appear to be the most important short-term triggers (endorsed by 89.3 % of clinicians) and long-term triggers (endorsed by 54.2 % of clinicians) for a sudden episode of acute LBP. Individual risk factors were endorsed by 39 % of clinicians as important long-term triggers, while only 6.4 % of clinicians considered them important short-term triggers. Other risk factors, such as psychological/psychosocial and genetic factors, were not commonly endorsed as risk factors for an episode of LBP by primary care clinicians. Conclusions This study shows that primary care clinicians believe that biomechanical risk factors are the most important short-term triggers, while biomechanical and individual risk factors are the most important long-term triggers for a sudden onset of LBP. However, other risk factors, such as psychological/psychosocial and genetic, were not commonly endorsed as risk factors for an episode of LBP by primary care clinicians. Results of this study are based on primary care clinicians' views and further investigation is needed to test the validity of these suggested risk factors.

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“…Epidemiological studies have shown a relatively strong association between occupational LBP and long-term exposure to vibration [2] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , with the risk of injury increasing as the duration and dose of vibration increases [8] . For professional reasons, heavy equipment vehicle (HEV) operators, who regularly operate and maintain heavy construction equipment, including bulldozers, front-end loaders, rollers, backhoes, and so on, are continuously exposed to vibration and kept in a seated posture.…”

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Effects of Vibration in Forced Posture on Biochemical Bone Metabolism Indices, and Morphometric and Mechanical Properties of the Lumbar Vertebra

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Wei

Zhang³

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Epidemiological studies have shown a relatively strong association between occupational lower back pain (LBP) and long-term exposure to vibration. However, there is limited knowledge of the impact of vibration and sedentariness on bone metabolism of the lumbar vertebra and the mechanism of bone-derived LBP. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of vibration in forced posture (a seated posture) on biochemical bone metabolism indices, and morphometric and mechanical properties of the lumbar vertebra, and provide a scientific theoretical basis for the mechanism of bone-derived LBP, serum levels of Ca2+, (HPO4)2−, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), and bone gla protein (BGP),the pathological changes and biomechanics of lumbar vertebra of New Zealand white rabbits were studied. The results demonstrate that both forced posture and vibration can cause pathological changes to the lumbar vertebra, which can result in bone-derived LBP, and vibration combined with a seated posture could cause further damage to bone metabolism. Serological changes can be used as early markers for clinical diagnosis of bone-derived LBP.

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“…The prevalence of LBP in similar industries worldwide ranges from 11.5% to 69.7%. [471314151617181920212223242526272829303132]…”

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Low back pain among workers in a paint factory

Al-Salameen

Abugad

Al-Otaibi

2019

Saudi J Med Med Sci

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Background:Back pain is common among factory workers and is responsible for about 25% of workers’ compensation cases. However, data on back pain among workers from paint industry in Saudi Arabia are limited.Objectives:The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of low back pain and to evaluate the associated risk factors among workers of a paint factory.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study used a self-administered questionnaire to elicit data regarding demography, job characteristics and prevalence of low back pain in the past 12 months among workers of a paint factory (n = 102) in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. In addition, a scale of low back pain risk was generated for each department by occupational health professionals using interviews and observations.Results:The annual prevalence of low back pain was 44.1%, and it was more common among Saudi workers (67.9%) compared with non-Saudi workers (35.1%). Multivariate analysis indicated significant associations between low back pain and nationality (relative risk [RR] = 1.93; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.29–2.88), smoking (RR = 1.85; 95% CI = 1.20–2.83) and aerobic exercise (RR = 2.37; 95% CI = 1.19–4.71). Spearman rank correlation showed correlation between the symptom pain scale and smoking (rs = 0.259; P = 0.008), and exercise was associated with lower pain scale scores (rs = −0.241, P = 0.015).Conclusion:This study found that low back pain is common among paint factory workers in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Nationality and smoking are risk factors for low back pain and are associated with each other. Many workers did not exercise, and lack of exercise was associated with an increased risk of low back pain. Reducing smoking and increasing exercise in addition to workplace ergonomic intervention may reduce this frequently occurring problem.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Industrial Workers

Abstract: Daily life conditions, job-related factors are associated with the occurrence of low back pain. These results suggest that individuals with LBP should avoid nonspecific physical activities to reduce pain and improve psychological health.

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Clinicians’ views on factors that trigger a sudden onset of low back pain

Clinicians’ views on factors that trigger a sudden onset of low back pain

Effects of Vibration in Forced Posture on Biochemical Bone Metabolism Indices, and Morphometric and Mechanical Properties of the Lumbar Vertebra

Low back pain among workers in a paint factory

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