Burry H C, Gravis V
Accident Compensation Corporation, Wellington.
N Z Med J. 1988 Aug 24;101(852):542-4.
Back injury is one of the commonest claims for accident compensation. A survey carried out over three months in 1984 identified 420 claimants having details of their accidents. Labourers, freezing workers, coal miners and railway workers were at high risk. Over half (54.7%) developed back pain whilst lifting and for almost two-thirds (63.6%) there was a sudden strain. Half had a previous history of back pain and the incidence rose to 70% for those aged 40-59 years. Eighty-two percent returned to work within four weeks. Most were treated by a general practitioner and physiotherapy was increasingly used as the period of disability lengthened. Rest and pain killers were assessed as the most popular forms of treatment. There was a need for education of the workforce in the ergonomics of lifting.
背部损伤是事故赔偿中最常见的索赔之一。1984年进行的一项为期三个月的调查确定了420名有事故详情的索赔者。劳动者、冷冻工人、煤矿工人和铁路工人面临的风险较高。超过一半（54.7%）的人在搬运时出现背痛，近三分之二（63.6%）的人有突然拉伤的情况。一半人有背痛病史，40至59岁人群的发病率升至70%。82%的人在四周内重返工作岗位。大多数人由全科医生治疗，随着残疾时间延长，物理治疗的使用越来越多。休息和止痛药被认为是最常用的治疗方式。有必要对劳动力进行搬运人体工程学方面的教育。
