Morita Tetsuji, Tanishima Shinji, Yamashita Eijiro, Katou Minako, Fukada Mika
Department of Rehabilitation, Daisen Rehabilitation Hospital, Hoki-cho 689-4102, Japan.
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
Yonago Acta Med. 2022 Jul 15;65(3):200-206. doi: 10.33160/yam.2022.08.002. eCollection 2022 Aug.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the low back pain (LBP) and physical function of young to middle aged farmers of leeks in western Tottori Prefecture.
Fifteen farmers (55 years old or younger) cultivating leeks in western Tottori Prefecture were recruited as the subjects, and 14 non-farmers matching the age and sex of the subjects were recruited as the control group. A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine the presence or absence of LBP, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Physical functions were measured by anthropometry (body fat percentage and muscle mass), Finger-Floor distance (FFD), back muscle strength, and upper body bending, and lumbar muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) was evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Weight, BMI, body fat percentage, upper body bending, back muscle strength, and L3/4 iliocostalis lumborum CSA, current LBP were significantly higher in the leek farmer group. One-way analysis of variance showed significant differences in upper body bending, and history of LBP.
LBP was more common among leek farmers. The characteristics of leek farmers with LBP were history of LBP.
本研究旨在调查鸟取县西部种植韭菜的中青年农民的腰痛（LBP）情况及身体功能。
招募了15名在鸟取县西部种植韭菜的农民（55岁及以下）作为研究对象，并招募了14名年龄和性别与研究对象匹配的非农民作为对照组。通过问卷调查确定是否存在腰痛、吸烟和饮酒情况。通过人体测量（体脂百分比和肌肉量）、手指-地面距离（FFD）、背部肌肉力量和上身弯曲度来测量身体功能，并通过磁共振成像（MRI）评估腰大肌横截面积（CSA）。
韭菜种植农民组的体重、体重指数、体脂百分比、上身弯曲度、背部肌肉力量和L3/4腰髂肋肌CSA、当前腰痛情况均显著更高。单因素方差分析显示上身弯曲度和腰痛病史存在显著差异。
腰痛在韭菜种植农民中更为常见。患有腰痛的韭菜种植农民的特征是有腰痛病史。
