波兰物理治疗师中脊柱疼痛的患病率及风险

Prevalence and risk of spinal pain among physiotherapists in Poland.

作者信息

Glowinski Sebastian, Bryndal Aleksandra, Grochulska Agnieszka

机构信息

Department of Mechanical Engineering/Division of Mechatronics and Automatics, Technical University of Koszalin, Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland.

Institute of Health Sciences, Slupsk Pomeranian Academy, Slupsk, Pomorskie, Poland.

出版信息

PeerJ. 2021 Jul 6;9:e11715. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11715. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, symptoms of, and risk factors for spinal pain in physiotherapists, as well as to analyse the correlation between these factors and the nature of the work, anthropometric features of the respondents, and the level of their physical activity.

METHODS

The study was conducted among 240 physiotherapists (71 male and 169 female) with a mean age of 38.7 years. They were divided into three groups: physical therapy (37), kinesitherapy (158) and massage (45). Physiotherapists were evaluated with a specially designed questionnaire, the postural discomfort chart, the Neck Disability Index (NDI) questionnaire, and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire.

RESULTS

The analysis showed a 91.7% incidence of spinal pain in physiotherapists (91.1% for kinesitherapy, 97.3% for physical therapy, and 88.9% for massage). The study revealed that 50.2% of physiotherapists indicated one to five pain episodes in their careers. Most respondents reported pain in the lumbosacral spine (82%) and the cervical spine (67%). Most respondents (58.5%) scored the pain as moderate (VAS scale). Carrying (62.6%) and torso bending (37.4%) were indicated as the causes of pain.

CONCLUSIONS

Physiotherapists demonstrate a high prevalence of spinal pain. Physical activity reduces the frequency of pain episodes.

背景

本研究的目的是确定物理治疗师脊柱疼痛的患病率、症状及危险因素，同时分析这些因素与工作性质、受访者人体测量特征及其身体活动水平之间的相关性。

方法

该研究对240名平均年龄为38.7岁的物理治疗师（71名男性和169名女性）进行。他们被分为三组：物理治疗组（37人）、运动疗法组（158人）和按摩组（45人）。通过专门设计的问卷、姿势不适图表、颈部功能障碍指数（NDI）问卷和奥斯威斯利功能障碍指数（ODI）问卷对物理治疗师进行评估。

结果

分析显示物理治疗师脊柱疼痛的发生率为91.7%（运动疗法组为91.1%，物理治疗组为97.3%，按摩组为88.9%）。研究表明，50.2%的物理治疗师表示在其职业生涯中有1至5次疼痛发作。大多数受访者报告腰骶部脊柱疼痛（82%）和颈椎疼痛（67%）。大多数受访者（58.5%）将疼痛程度评为中度（视觉模拟评分法）。搬运（62.6%）和躯干弯曲（37.4%）被认为是疼痛的原因。