Low-back pain in commercial travelers.

Pietri, F; Leclerc, Annette; Boitel, Liliane; Chastang, J.-F.; Morcet, Jean‐François; Blondet, M

doi:10.5271/sjweh.1614

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“…However, the studies did not differentiate between nonspecific and radiating low back pain or the duration or severity of the symptoms. Among working populations, the 1-year incidence of low back pain for Ն1 day has ranged between 13% and 35% in men (7)(8)(9) and between 17% and 38% in women (8 -10). However, women reported incident chronic back pain more frequently than men (11,12).…”

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“…Previous studies have reported inconsistent results regarding the role of age (7,8,10,13,15) and sex (8,9,13) in low back pain. There is some evidence suggesting that nonspecific and radiating low back pain have different risk factors (16,17).…”

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“…The 1-year incidence of low back pain for Ն1 day has ranged between 13% and 38% (7)(8)(9)(10), and that of chronic back pain has ranged between 4% and 14% (11,12). Moreover, 21% of a working population reported incident low back pain for Ͼ7 days (13), and 25% were bothered by low back pain at least to some extent (14).…”

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Incidence of nonspecific and radiating low back pain: followup of 24–39‐year‐old adults of the Young Finns Study

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Solovieva

Husgafvel‐Pursiainen

et al. 2010

Arthritis Care & Research

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Objective. The full panorama of the types and severity of low back pain during the life course is poorly known. We studied the incidence and severity of nonspecific and radiating low back pain based on a recent followup on a representative sample of the Finnish general population. Methods. As part of the ongoing Young Finns Study, participants ages 24 -39 years who were free from low back pain at baseline in 2001 were included (n ‫؍‬ 1,224). We estimated the incidence of nonspecific and radiating low back pain in 2007.Results. The incidence of moderate (8 -30 days duration in the past 12 months) nonspecific low back pain was 13.2%, and that of radiating low back pain was 8.6%. The rates did not differ between men and women. The incidence of major (>30 days in the past 12 months) nonspecific low back pain was 7.8%, and that of radiating low back pain was 3.4%. The incidence of major nonspecific low back pain was higher in women than in men (P ‫؍‬ 0.02). Moderate as well as major nonspecific low back pain declined with age, whereas major radiating low back pain increased with age. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that low back pain is a common condition in adults already in their 30s. It becomes more severe around the age of 40 years, showing different development of nonspecific and radiating low back pain. We recommend monitoring low back health in health surveillance, starting early and differentiating between nonspecific and radiating pain.

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Incidence of nonspecific and radiating low back pain: followup of 24–39‐year‐old adults of the Young Finns Study

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Solovieva

Husgafvel‐Pursiainen

et al. 2010

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“…In general, the figure shows a higher annual prevalence rate for those occupational groups that spend more than half their working day in a sitting position. Commercial travelers [62] and office workers (in control groups) [7,14] showed a lower prevalence rate (25%) than the average of annual prevalence rate (38%) found in the compared European general population [61,77]. Tractor drivers reported the highest annual prevalence rate, with almost two times the annual prevalence rate (72%) of the general population [14].…”

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“…Two studies [43,62] evaluated the effect of extended daily periods of driving (>4 h/day and >5 h/day). Each study found OR > 1 (0.5-2.7) and OR=3.7 (0.9-14), respectively; however, the P value was not significant in any of the studies (P>0.05).…”

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Association between sitting and occupational LBP

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Low back pain (LBP) has been identified as one of the most costly disorders among the worldwide working population. Sitting has been associated with risk of developing LBP. The purpose of this literature review is to assemble and describe evidence of research on the association between sitting and the presence of LBP. The systematic literature review was restricted to those occupations that require sitting for more than half of working time and where workers have physical co-exposure factors such as whole body vibration (WBV) and/or awkward postures. Twenty-five studies were carefully selected and critically reviewed, and a model was developed to describe the relationships between these factors. Sitting alone was not associated with the risk of developing LBP. However, when the co-exposure factors of WBV and awkward postures were added to the analysis, the risk of LBP increased fourfold. The occupational group that showed the strongest association with LBP was Helicopter Pilots (OR=9.0, 90% CI 4.9-16.4). For all studied occupations, the odds ratio (OR) increased when WBV and/or awkward postures were analyzed as co-exposure factors. WBV while sitting was also independently associated with non-specific LBP and sciatica. Vibration dose, as well as vibration magnitude and duration of exposure, were associated with LBP in all occupations. Exposure duration was associated with LBP to a greater extent than vibration magnitude. However, for the presence of sciatica, this difference was not found. Awkward posture was also independently associated with the presence of LBP and/or sciatica. The risk effect of prolonged sitting increased significantly when the factors of WBV and awkward postures were combined. Sitting by itself does not increase the risk of LBP. However, sitting for more than half a workday, in combination with WBV and/or awkward postures, does increase the likelihood of having LBP and/or sciatica, and it is the combination of those risk factors, which leads to the greatest increase in LBP.

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