Evaluation and prediction of back pain during military field service

Nordgren, Bengt; Schéle, Rickard; Linroth, Klas

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“…In our study, only height was significantly related to the prevalence of recent LBP associated with medical visits. Other physical factors often found associated with chronic LBP are weak muscular endurance of the back [33,39], muscular atrophy [8], and radicular sciatic pain [6,10,29,34]. Unfortunately, we could not perfbrm a statistical analysis of the few pathologic results of the neurologic examination.…”

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Epidemiologic study of low back pain in 1398 Swiss conscripts between 1985 and 1992

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The two objectives of this study, based on a sample of 1398 Swiss army conscripts born in 1966 who participated in a first study in 1985, were to measure the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) at age 26 years and its incidence between 19 and 26 years and to analyze the relationship between LBP and occupational, nonoccupational, or physical risk factors. The lifetime prevalence of LBP at age 26 was 69.1% and the incidence of LBP between 19 and 26, 44.7%. A history of LBP or a pathological physical examination result at age 19 did not predict the prevalence or the incidence at age 26. Standing, twisting, vibration, and heavy work were significantly associated with chronic LBP and/or the 1-year prevalence of LBP at age 26 (P < 0.05). The evolution of sport and leisure-time activities from age 19 to 26 did not differ between people with or without LBP. The ergonomic organization of the workplace should represent a major element of future strategies to prevent LBP.

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Epidemiologic study of low back pain in 1398 Swiss conscripts between 1985 and 1992

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“…The problem with selection is the want of epidemiologic evidence for the predictive value of preemployment testing. Though a number of tests have been shown to have predictive value, they were evaluated in nonindustrial settings (11,44,70). Medical histories of previous back pain may not be available.…”

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Causes, prediction and prevention of back pain at work.

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1984

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Pain in the back and lower limbs due to lumbar disorders has a multifactorial etiology, and there is no clear relationship between the morbid pathological change observed and the symptoms experienced. Of the precipitating factors, unaccustomed heavy work, postural fatigue, and injury are common. "Back injury," however, embodies a variety of phenomena, few of which can readily be distinguished either in national statistical data or in previous epidemiologic studies. Thus the causal relationship between back pain and work is far from clear, a difficulty compounded by the prevalence of back symptoms in all groups of the population. There are few epidemiologically established methods for identifying people who are susceptible to a first attack of back pain, though, once back pain has been reported, recurrence may be predicted. Selection of the preventive approach depends on reliable information about the prevalence of back pain/discomfort, the back injury rate, sickness absence, etc; about accidents, work stoppages, job turnover, or any other pointers to the design of the workplace or work practices; and about the resulting losses of productivity and the costs of the remedy. Though the decisions are up to management, the quality of the information required is mainly an occupational health responsibility.

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“…Other studies have found no physical correlates of juvenile LBP (Swärd et al, 1990; Kujala et al, 1994). LBP has been predicted in prospective studies by disc degeneration (Salminen et al, 1995), reduced low‐back endurance (Nordgren et al, 1980; Sjolie & Ljunggren, 2001), a low ratio between lumbar extension strength and lumbar flexion strength (Lee et al, 1999), and high ratios between lumbar mobility and lumbar static endurance strength (Sjolie & Ljunggren, 2001). Other prospective studies have found weak predictive value of flexibility and strength for LBP in young athletes, although tight hip flexors and decreased lumbar flexion had some predictive power for LBP among boys, and body height for LBP among girls (Kujala et al, 1994).…”

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Low‐back pain in adolescents is associated with poor hip mobility and high body mass index

Sjolie

2003

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether body mass index (BMI) and hip mobility are associated with low-back pain (LBP) in adolescents. The study population included all adolescents in 8th and 9th grades in a rural and in an urban area in Eastern Norway. Eighty-eight adolescents participated (mean age 14.7 years), making the response rate 84%. LBP was assessed by a questionnaire answered in the classrooms as pain/discomfort in the low back during the preceding year. Body height and weight were measured, and BMI was calculated. Hip mobility was measured as active movements by a goniometer. The level of significance was set to P< or =0.05. In bivariate analysis for the whole group, LBP was associated positively with a higher than mean BMI, while LBP among boys was associated with a less than mean hip flexion, internal rotation, and hamstrings flexibility. In multiple regression analyses, adjusting for gender and well-being, LBP was associated with a higher than mean BMI, a less than mean hamstrings flexibility, and a less than mean hip flexion. The results suggest further prospective research to investigate whether poor hip mobility and high BMI may predict juvenile LBP.

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Evaluation and prediction of back pain during military field service

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Epidemiologic study of low back pain in 1398 Swiss conscripts between 1985 and 1992

Epidemiologic study of low back pain in 1398 Swiss conscripts between 1985 and 1992

Causes, prediction and prevention of back pain at work.

Low‐back pain in adolescents is associated with poor hip mobility and high body mass index

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