ArticleOccupational medicine (Oxford, England)2016
Are Irish therapists at heightened risk for low back pain?
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- Comparing the occurrence of chronic physical disorders in self-employed individuals with that of employees: A systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2023Pooled it
- Work-related musculoskeletal pain among physical therapists: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto and Shiga prefectures, Japan.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- Long-Term Trends in Changes in Physical and Motor Development Observed among Physiotherapy Students from Bydgoszcz in 2011-2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students in Croatia and their Association with Physical Fitness.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2022Article
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- The Relationship between Reactive Balance Control and Back and Hamstring Strength in Physiotherapists with Non-Specific Back Pain: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among registered general nurses: a case of a large central hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Frequency of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists: a systematic review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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Abstract
backgroundWithin the international literature, no studies have been identified that compare prevalence rates of low back pain (LBP) in chartered physiotherapists, physical and athletic therapists and those in the national working population, making it unclear whether such therapists are an occupational group at high risk of developing LBP.
aimsTo establish the prevalence of LBP among therapists (both employed and self-employed) in Ireland, to compare the employment status-, gender- and age-specific LBP prevalence rates between therapists and the national working population and to estimate the adjusted odds of developing LBP among therapists relative to the national working population.
methodsAn analysis of data from the Health In Hand Intensive Tasks and Safety (HITS) study and the third national Survey on Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN). The HITS study was a cross-sectional study investigating work-related musculoskeletal disorders in practising therapists. The SLÁN 2007 was a face-to-face interview study of adults.
resultsLBP prevalence in therapists was 49% with no significant difference by employment status. Therapists had a much higher prevalence compared with the national working population across all demographic strata, with therapists nearly five times more likely to suffer from LBP than the national working population after careful adjustment for differences in sociodemographic factors.
conclusionsTherapists in Ireland are an occupational group at high risk of developing LBP, warranting further research into their physical and psychosocial work-related risk factors.
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