Assessment of the type of farmers’ low back pain

Tomczyszyn, Dorota; Solecki, Leszek; Pańczuk, Anna

doi:10.13075/mp.5893.00690

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“…The results showed that subjects had had a history of LBP before, and it classified as chronic pain. Chronic pain is a type of pain caused by a prolonged non-ergonomic way of work [22], [23] and lasts for a longer duration of 1-3 months or even more [7]. [16].…”

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“…Measurements using the Oswestry questionnaire found that the average LBP intensity of was 3.35 (very painful) with a range of categories from mildly to very painful. LBP experienced by subjects is mostly related to lifting and moving materials manually with odd work positions [23], [24] - [27]. LBP intensity was felt when the workers performed activities such as lifting weights, standing, sitting, walking, doing social activities and sleeping.…”

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Posture Improvement and Stretching Treatment Based on Participatory Ergonomic Decrease Risk of Work Posture and Low Back Pain Intensity on Brick Workers in Kupang, NTT

Ratu

2020

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Low Back Pain (LBP) is widely experienced by many brick workers who generally carry out repeated physical activities of lifting-and-carrying with non-ergonomic postures. Such condition can increase the risk of work posture and LBP intensity which if continued can disrupt the continuity of production, increase the risk of injury, and reduce worker productivity. Simultaneous intervention of posture improvement and stretching is conducted with the aim of reducing the risk of work posture and LBP intensity. This research was a quasi-experimental study using pre and post test design. Nineteen males brick workers from the brick production business unit sample in Kupang City who met the eligibility criteria participated in this study. They were determined as samples using purposive sampling technique. Simultaneous improvement of posture and stretching treatment is the selected intervention model agreed upon by researchers, workers and business owners to reduce the risk of work posture and LBP intensity for 5 weeks. The risk of work posture was measured by Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) while LBP intensity was measured using a modified Oswestry questionnaire. Five main activities were measured for LBP intensity i.e. lifting, standing, sitting, walking, social life and sleeping. Measurements the risk level of work posture and LBP intensity were taken before and after the intervention. The data were analyzed by paired t test with a significance level of 5%. The results showed that posture improvement and stretching treatment reduced the risk level of brick workers' work posture from the average score of 9.25 to 5.0 or a decrease of 45.95% and reduced the intensity of LBP from 3.53 to 2.54 or a decrease 28.05%. The highest decrease in the pain intensity was found during sleep i.e. 39.19% and the lowest during lifting activity i.e. 15%. The conclusion is the improvement of posture and stretching treatment base on participatory ergonomic can reduce the risk of work posture and LBP intensity of brick workers.

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Posture Improvement and Stretching Treatment Based on Participatory Ergonomic Decrease Risk of Work Posture and Low Back Pain Intensity on Brick Workers in Kupang, NTT

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2020

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“…There are improvements, causing body parts such as legs, arms and back to be more natural / ergonomic when carrying out activities to move minerals, transport and lift onto trucks. Ergonomic body position can reduce musculoskletal complaints [7], [8], [18], [19]. Qualitatively, ergo-physiological interventions reduce the level of risk from high to moderate levels.…”

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“…Chronic LBP is a type of pain that is felt for longer ie 1-3 months or more [20], [21]. Chronic LBP pain is often caused by long-lasting work in a non-ergonomic [19], [23].…”

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Ergo-Physiology Decreases Work Postur Risk and LBP in Red Land Workers in Bosen Village, North Mollo Sub-District, South Central Timor District

2018

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The work of digging red earth is one of the physical activities of lifting and carrying. The field conditions of work, the slope level of the land wall and work aids used are one of the reasons why workers work with a bent and twisted posture. Such an posture increases the risk of Low Back Pain (LBP). LBP can reduce work capacity and productivity and in the long time reduce the quality of health and life of workers. For this reason, ergophysiological intervention is carried out with the aim of reducing the level of risk of work posture and LBP. This research is an experimental study using the same subject design involving 30 red earth digg workers in Bosen Village as the subject of the research. Ergo-physiological interventions are given in the form of improving work posture and physiotherapy training. Improvement of work posture is focused on activities, digging move, and carrying excavated material and lifting excavated material onto transport trucks. Physiotherapy training uses a modified William flexion exercise method. Measuring the level of risk of the work posture using the REBA method and the LBP level using the modified LBP Oswestry questionnaire, carried out before and after the intervention. Differences in data before and after the intervention were tested using different tests of paired t test for normal distributed data and Wilcoxon Sign Rank test for data that were not normally distributed, each using a significance level of 5%. The results showed a decrease in the risk level of work posture and LBP of red earth digger workers is of 3.37 (34.56%) and 1.24 (32.29%) respectively. It was concluded that ergo-physiological interventions effectively reduce the risk of work posture and the level of LBP of red earth digger workers .

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“…In a previous study on LBP in agricultural workers, it was reported that the incidence of LBP was higher in agricultural workers than other occupations. [22][23][24] In addition, LBP is related to work area 24 and lifting. 23 It is difficult to obtain a definite opinion on the relationship between agriculture and LBP in Japan, because most of the previous studies are from overseas and there are differences in crops, work characteristics, and work area among countries.…”

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Physical Function and Low Back Pain in Leek Farmers: A Comparison with Non-Farmers

Morita¹,

Tanishima

Yamashita

et al. 2022

Yonago Acta Med.

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the low back pain (LBP) and physical function of young to middle aged farmers of leeks in western Tottori Prefecture. Methods Fifteen farmers (55 years old or younger) cultivating leeks in western Tottori Prefecture were recruited as the subjects, and 14 non-farmers matching the age and sex of the subjects were recruited as the control group. A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine the presence or absence of LBP, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Physical functions were measured by anthropometry (body fat percentage and muscle mass), Finger-Floor distance (FFD), back muscle strength, and upper body bending, and lumbar muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) was evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Results Weight, BMI, body fat percentage, upper body bending, back muscle strength, and L3/4 iliocostalis lumborum CSA, current LBP were significantly higher in the leek farmer group. One-way analysis of variance showed significant differences in upper body bending, and history of LBP. Conclusion LBP was more common among leek farmers. The characteristics of leek farmers with LBP were history of LBP.

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Assessment of the type of farmers’ low back pain

Abstract: The research revealed that individual farmers complained of low back pain significantly more often. The pain was usually defined as constant pain, chronic pain, acute pain or hip pain radiating to legs. Med Pr 2018;69(4):355-364.

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Posture Improvement and Stretching Treatment Based on Participatory Ergonomic Decrease Risk of Work Posture and Low Back Pain Intensity on Brick Workers in Kupang, NTT

Posture Improvement and Stretching Treatment Based on Participatory Ergonomic Decrease Risk of Work Posture and Low Back Pain Intensity on Brick Workers in Kupang, NTT

Ergo-Physiology Decreases Work Postur Risk and LBP in Red Land Workers in Bosen Village, North Mollo Sub-District, South Central Timor District

Physical Function and Low Back Pain in Leek Farmers: A Comparison with Non-Farmers

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