Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursing
OBJECTIVE: to identify the occupational factors associated with low back pain using a surveillance tool and to characterize the low back pain by the resistance of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column among nursing professionals at an Intensive Care Unit.METHODS: Cross-sectional study. The wo...
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doaj-1987b68e84a94787986af60f3f78ff9a2020-11-24T22:49:21ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452014-06-0122338639310.1590/0104-1169.3321.2428S0104-11692014000300386Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursingRafael de Souza PetersenMaria Helena Palucci MarzialeOBJECTIVE: to identify the occupational factors associated with low back pain using a surveillance tool and to characterize the low back pain by the resistance of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column among nursing professionals at an Intensive Care Unit.METHODS: Cross-sectional study. The workers answered a questionnaire about occupational factors and participated in a resistance test of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column. Associations were established through Student's T-test or Mann-Whitney's U-test and correlations using Pearson's test.RESULTS: Out of 48 participants, 32 (67%) suffered from low pain. For the resistance test, the subjects suffering from low back pain endured less time in comparison with asymptomatic subjects, but without significant differences (p=0.147). The duration of the pain episode showed a significant negative correlation (p=0.016) with the results of the resistance test though. The main factors identified as causes of low back pain were biomechanical and postural elements, conditions of the muscle structure and physical and organizational conditions.CONCLUSIONS: the main occupational factors associated with the low back pain were the posture and the characteristics of the physical and organizational conditions. In addition, the extensor muscles of the column showed a trend towards lesser resistance for workers in pain. This evidence is important when considering prevention and treatment strategies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000300386&lng=en&tlng=enUnidades de Cuidados IntensivosEnfermeríaDolor de la Región LumbarIngeniería HumanaResistencia FísicaSalud Laboral |
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Rafael de Souza Petersen Maria Helena Palucci Marziale Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursing Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos Enfermería Dolor de la Región Lumbar Ingeniería Humana Resistencia Física Salud Laboral |
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Rafael de Souza Petersen Maria Helena Palucci Marziale |
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Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursing |
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Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursing |
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Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursing |
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OBJECTIVE: to identify the occupational factors associated with low back pain using a surveillance tool and to characterize the low back pain by the resistance of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column among nursing professionals at an Intensive Care Unit.METHODS: Cross-sectional study. The workers answered a questionnaire about occupational factors and participated in a resistance test of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column. Associations were established through Student's T-test or Mann-Whitney's U-test and correlations using Pearson's test.RESULTS: Out of 48 participants, 32 (67%) suffered from low pain. For the resistance test, the subjects suffering from low back pain endured less time in comparison with asymptomatic subjects, but without significant differences (p=0.147). The duration of the pain episode showed a significant negative correlation (p=0.016) with the results of the resistance test though. The main factors identified as causes of low back pain were biomechanical and postural elements, conditions of the muscle structure and physical and organizational conditions.CONCLUSIONS: the main occupational factors associated with the low back pain were the posture and the characteristics of the physical and organizational conditions. In addition, the extensor muscles of the column showed a trend towards lesser resistance for workers in pain. This evidence is important when considering prevention and treatment strategies. |
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Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos Enfermería Dolor de la Región Lumbar Ingeniería Humana Resistencia Física Salud Laboral |
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