Vincent-Onabajo Grace O, Nweze Ejiofor, Kachalla Gujba Fatima, Ali Masta Mamman, Usman Ali Mohammad, Alhaji Modu Ali, Umeonwuka Chuka
Department of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy), College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600001, Borno State, Nigeria.
Pain Res Treat. 2016;2016:1230384. doi: 10.1155/2016/1230384. Epub 2016 Feb 3.
Background. Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of disability and the most common work-related musculoskeletal disorder among physiotherapists. This study examined the prevalence of low back pain among students undergoing training to become physiotherapists. Methods. Participants were 207 undergraduate clinical physiotherapy students at three universities in Nigeria. A modified version of a questionnaire used in a previous study was utilized to obtain demographic, educational activities, and LBP data. Prevalence of LBP was examined with descriptive statistics while factors associated with prevalence were explored using chi-square statistics. Results. More male students (53.1%) and those in the penultimate year of study (53.1%) participated in the study. Lifetime, 12-month, 1-month, and 7-day prevalence of LBP were 45.5%, 32.5%, 17.7%, and 11.5%, respectively. Prevalence of LBP was not significantly associated with any of the demographic variables. Educational activities, namely, "having techniques practiced on self for ≤10 hours" and "treating patients for ≥30 hours," a month prior to the study were significantly (P < 0.05) associated with higher 1-month and 7-day LBP prevalence, respectively. Conclusions. Although the prevalence of LBP was comparatively low, its association with educational activities emphasizes the need to incorporate effective LBP preventive strategies in the training of physiotherapy students.
背景。腰痛（LBP）是导致残疾的主要原因，也是物理治疗师中最常见的与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病。本研究调查了正在接受物理治疗师培训的学生中腰痛的患病率。方法。参与者为尼日利亚三所大学的207名本科临床物理治疗专业学生。使用先前研究中使用的问卷的修改版来获取人口统计学、教育活动和腰痛数据。用描述性统计分析腰痛的患病率，并用卡方统计探索与患病率相关的因素。结果。更多的男学生（53.1%）和倒数第二年的学生（53.1%）参与了研究。腰痛的终生患病率、12个月患病率、1个月患病率和7天患病率分别为45.5%、32.5%、17.7%和11.5%。腰痛的患病率与任何人口统计学变量均无显著相关性。在研究前一个月的教育活动，即“自我练习技术≤10小时”和“治疗患者≥30小时”，分别与较高的1个月和7天腰痛患病率显著相关（P<0.05）。结论。虽然腰痛的患病率相对较低，但其与教育活动的关联强调了在物理治疗专业学生的培训中纳入有效的腰痛预防策略的必要性。
