An epidemiological study of low back pain in professional drivers

Bovenzi, Massimo; Rui, Francesca; Negro, Corrado; D’Agostin, Flavia; Angotzi, G; Bianchi, Sandra; Bramanti, Lucia; Festa, GianLuca; Gatti, S; Pinto, Iole; Rondina, L; Stacchini, Nicola

doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2006.06.001

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“…The percentage of drivers who are married are 62% which is less than reported in previous survey studies where the average percentage of married drivers are 72% (Bovenzi et al, 2006) and 90% (Kirkorowicz et al, 2013). A study on truck drivers in Nagpur shows no significant association between marital status and LBP, which was observed in this study as well.…”

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“…Results are approximately similar to that of Shaik et al, (2014), where the 12 months prevalence of LBP is 63.66%. One of the reasons for auto-rickshaw drivers to exhibit a high prevalence could be that they tend to sit in awkward postures resulting in musculoskeletal disorders while driving (Nahar et al, 2012;Bovenzi et al, 2006;. A further add on is that the drivers often share the driver"s seat in front with passengers in order to carry more passengers and earn more.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain among Auto-Rickshaw Drivers in Urban Kolkata, India

Pradhan¹,

SoumitraDas²

2017

Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev.

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Article InfoAuto rickshaw drivers are prone to Low Back Pain (LBP) due to occupational exposure. But LBP among auto-rickshaw drivers have hardly been studied. The drivers work long durations in strenuous postures and seat themselves often with onetwo passengers in front. The present study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of LBP in auto-rickshaw drivers of Kolkata.500 auto-rickshaw drivers were randomly surveyed in auto-stands of various parts of Kolkata. A Nordic Pain questionnaire was used to determine prevalence, the 101 Numerical Pain Rating Scale measured current pain intensity and the Oswestry Disability Index evaluated disability due to LBP. Risk factors included age, height, BMI, socio-demographic and occupational details, shoulder to handle distance, knee to break distance, pain intensity, vibration and posture during driving. The Ovako Working postural Analysis System (OWAS) was used to analyze the posture during driving and a Vibrometer was used to analyze the vibration. Logistic regression analysis was performed to ascertain the association of risk factors with LBP. A Pearson"s chi square test was performed to determine the association between two categorical variables. The 12 months prevalence of LBP was 79.8% and 7 days point prevalence was 36%. Forward bent and twisted sitting posture (OWAS action level 2) was significantly associated with LBP.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain among Auto-Rickshaw Drivers in Urban Kolkata, India

Pradhan¹,

SoumitraDas²

2017

Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev.

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“…Thus, 37 works were reviewed by two researchers through a complete reading followed by the application of the pre-defined eligibility criteria for the systematization of evidence. The final result of the search and selection phase included nine articles (9,10,11,17,24,25,26,27,28): six cross-sectional, two prospective cohort, and one case-control studies, all of which were classified as high quality by the identification of the association between WBV and MSD in PTD (Figure 1). of the studies.…”

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Whole-body vibration and musculoskeletal diseases in professional truck drivers

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Background: Most occupational diseases do not fit the paradigm of medical interpretation of the health-disease process based on linear causality, in which it would be possible to find a single cause for each type of disease. Objectives: to conduct a systematic review in order to investigate the association between wholebody vibration (WBV) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in professional truck drivers (PTD). Methods: The scientific databases of PubMed, Cochrane, Lilacs and Scielo were used to collect articles published from 2000 until the present time. Two independent reviewers adopted inclusion and quality criteria to evaluate the selected articles. Results: From adopted inclusion and quality criteria, nine articles were chosen to identify the association between MSD and WBV in PTD. The results showed that MSD seems to be closely associated to exposure to WBV in these workers, mainly due to high prevalence and symptoms of low back pain. Two cohort studies showed exposure to WBV as risk for MSD. Only one, with case-control design, did not show WBV as a

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“…Truck drivers, shovels and dumpers are at high risk, because are exposed to WBV with values often higher than those recommended. It is also accepted that the risk of musculoskeletal injuries increased with increasing time of exposure (Teschke, Nicol et al 1999;Bovenzi, Rui et al 2006;Gallagher & Mayton 2007). Teschke, Nicol et al (1999) and Gallais & Griffin (2006), with their analyzes of epidemiological studies on exposure to WBV in drivers, concluded that there were several competing factors for the appearance of back pain.…”

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“…This is an additional factor of physical load in the column that, together with exposure to vibration, is a source of back pain reported by professional drivers (Teschke, Nicol et al 1999;Bovenzi, Rui et al 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%