Whole Body Vibration in Helicopters: Risk Assessment in Relation to Low Back Pain

Kåsin, Jan Ivar; Mansfield, Neil J.; Wagstaff, Anthony

doi:10.3357/asem.2982.2011

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“…In a recent study by Cunningham et al, rates of low back pain were as high as 83% among Royal Australian Air Force helicopter pilots ( 2 ) and these fi gures were higher than previously reported ( 13 ). This increase observed in newer aircraft is surprising as newer helicopters supposedly have less vibratory forces than older ones and vibration is certainly one of the main contributors to back pain in this population ( 6 ). In our population the rate of back pain among utility helicopter pilots was even higher than that reported in the Royal Australian Air Force and the rate among attack helicopter pilots was similar.…”

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Back Symptoms in Aviators Flying Different Aircraft

Grossman¹,

Nakdimon²,

Chapnik³

et al. 2012

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Back Symptoms in Aviators Flying Different Aircraft

Grossman¹,

Nakdimon²,

Chapnik³

et al. 2012

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“…67 However, this study is limited by not taking into account other nonfl ying potential sources of WBV in both the pilots and controls.…”

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Whole-Body Vibration

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O’Neill

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“…The results of several studies suggest that whole body vibration exercise relieves chronic back pain through a genuine analgesic effect [21-23]. On the other hand, some studies show that WBV exercise was not effective for patients with LBP [28,29], and WBV has even been considered harmful [30]. …”

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Whole body vibration exercise for chronic low back pain: study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Wang

Chen

et al. 2014

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BackgroundLow back pain affects approximately 80% of people at some stage in their lives. Exercise therapy is the most widely used nonsurgical intervention for low back pain in practice guidelines. Whole body vibration exercise is becoming increasingly popular for relieving musculoskeletal pain and improving health-related quality of life. However, the efficacy of whole body vibration exercise for low back pain is not without dispute. This study aims to estimate the effect of whole body vibration exercise for chronic low back pain.Methods/DesignWe will conduct a prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial of 120 patients with chronic low back pain. Patients will be randomly assigned into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group will participate in whole body vibration exercise twice a week for 3 months. The control group will receive general exercise twice a week for 3 months. Primary outcome measures will be the visual analog scale for pain, the Oswestry Disability Index and adverse events. The secondary outcome measures will include muscle strength and endurance of spine, trunk proprioception, transversus abdominis activation capacity, and quality of life. We will conduct intention-to-treat analysis if any participants withdraw from the trial.DiscussionImportant features of this study include the randomization procedures, single-blind, large sample size, and a standardized protocol for whole body vibration in chronic low back pain. This study aims to determine whether whole body vibration exercise produces more beneficial effects than general exercise for chronic low back pain. Therefore, our results will be useful for patients with chronic low back pain as well as for medical staff and health-care decision makers.Trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR-TRC-13003708.

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Whole Body Vibration in Helicopters: Risk Assessment in Relation to Low Back Pain

Cited by 38 publications

References 23 publications

Back Symptoms in Aviators Flying Different Aircraft

Back Symptoms in Aviators Flying Different Aircraft

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Whole body vibration exercise for chronic low back pain: study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

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