The predisposing factors to low back pain in workers
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The predisposing factors to low back pain in workers | |
| Creator | Wallner-Schlotfeldt, P. J. Stewart, A. | |
| Description | Low back pain is a common complaint which has a high socio-economic cost. Very little information is available in South Africa on the prevalence, or the factors associated with the development of low back pain. A group of material handlers at a motor vehicle parts distribution centre were randomly sampled into two groups, one who complained of low back pain and a control group who did not. Both groups completed a structured questionnaire relating to their work environment and underwent a physical examination. Bending and lifting parts from the floor and participation in heavy physical activity were factors associated with reported low back pain in the experimental group as was a decrease in the overall mobility of the lumbar spine (p 0.001) and a decrease in strength of rectus abdominis (p,0.02) and the oblique abdominal muscles (p0.04). | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2000-08-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajp.v56i3.541 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Physiotherapy; Vol 56, No 3 (2000); 33-38 2410-8219 0379-6175 | |
| Language | eng | |
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