A cross-sectional study was carried out in a rural hospital in south-western Nigeria to determine the prevalence of low back pain among its staff. The questionnaire administered to staff sought information on social and demographic characteristics, job history, smoking status, frequency and severity of low back pain and factors predisposing to low back pain. Seventy-four out of a total of 80 wo...

background: acute low back pain is one of the most prevalent diseases which more than 90% of the adults experience at least once during lifetime. the present study was conducted to determine the efficacy of duration of hot water bag usageon pain relief in in the patients with acute low back pain. methods: this clinical trial study was conducted on 20- to 50-year-old patients referring orthopedi...

conclusions categorization of trials based on their classification scheme to investigate the efficacy of classification-based physical therapy could reduce the heterogeneity of trials and allow researchers to understand the contradictory results in this context. results a total of 12 rcts were identified and categorized into four classification schemes. some evidence supporting classification-s...

medication errors and adverse drug events can bring about hospitalization, permanent injury, or death. patients due to lack of adequate understanding of instruction may unintentionally misuse a prescribed medicine. the aims of the study were to examine whether patients with low back pain were correctly able to understand physician's instructions regarding drug use and also to identify influenci...

conclusions lumbar discectomy improves both the physical and mental health subscale of the quality of life in patients with chronic disc herniation. results physical and mental health scores of patients significantly improved after 6 and 12 months of lumbar discectomy. the mean improvement in physical health scores was significantly higher in female patients than in male patients. however, the ...

background and aim: low back pain is a common complaint in communities which has negative effects on different aspects of life. an effective method for reduction of low back pain complications is foot reflexology. foot reflexology has a positive effect in reduction of complications in low back pain. foot reflexology reduces respiratory rate, blood pressure and pulse rate. this study is an inves...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of low back pain in truck drivers and check for possible risk factors related to the presence of low back pain. METHODS A questionnaire was developed including personal factors such as age, practice of physical and sports activities, general health habits, occupation-related issues, and factors associated with low back pain. The body mass index (ratio o...

BACKGROUND Low back pain is a common health problem among hospital nurses. However, the prevalence, characteristics, and work-related risk factors of low back pain have not been widely investigated in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study used a cross-sectional survey of 217 hospital nurses to gather self-reported information on the prevalence of back pain, demographic and pain characteris...