scholarly journals 424 Whole body vibration among professional bus drivers – evaluation of an intervention study to reduce low back pain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Lauwers ◽  
S Acke ◽  
M Verbrugghe ◽  
G Dumoulin ◽  
M-N Schmickler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Bus Drivers ◽  
Body Vibration

scholarly journals Whole-Body Vibration in Bus Drivers: Association with Physical Fitness and Low Back Pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Bruno Sergio Portela ◽  
Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Bus Drivers ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Body Vibration

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to whole body vibration, prevalence of low back pain and level of physical fitness in bus drivers. The measurement of whole body vibration was in 100 city buses with different characteristics and the prevalence of low back pain was assessed in 200 drivers with a measurement of physical fitness level. Descriptive statistics with mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics were used with the Kurskal-Wallis test, Dunn's multiple comparisons test, Poisson regression and significance level of p <0.05. The results demonstrate significant differences between the vehicle models, characterizing the conventional and articulated buses on the y and z axes with higher levels of vibration. Drivers working with conventional and articulated vehicles had a higher prevalence of low back pain with 57.5 and 60%, respectively. The level of physical fitness was low in most of the sample, however, the drivers of bi-articulated and micro bus had higher levels. Poisson regression with the outcome of low back pain, showed the factors that showed a significant prediction: age, working time, abdominal muscle resistance, lumbar strength, RMSy and RMSz.

scholarly journals The Study on Whole Body Vibration Exposure Induces Low Back Pain among UTHM Bus Drivers

2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fuad Mohd Noor ◽  
Musli Nizam Yahya ◽  
Mohd Imran Ghazali ◽  
Nor Azali Azmir ◽  
Hari Krishnan Tamil Selvan
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Vibration Exposure ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Bus Drivers ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Iso 2631

Buses are one of the important public transportation in Malaysia and commonly important for the student in any university. Thus, the study about Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) exposure induces to Low Back Pain (LBP) among the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) was done. The objective was determine whether the bus drivers in UTHM would exceed the exposure action and limit values from the ISO 2631-1 (1997) during the working hours. Data collected according to different type of buses and evaluated the vibration significant different between buses based on the subjective correlation due to WBV questionnaire analysis. Analyze the prevalence of LBP based on the measurement and the questionnaire analysis. The study based on the international standard ISO 2631-1 (1997) which is related to the root-men-square (r.m.s) and Vibration Dose Value (VDV) parameter. The study covered among the bus drivers in UTHM. The measurement tools involved in the study is Larson Davis Vibration Meter (HVM 100) with Tri-axial Seat Pad Accelerometer to record data collection. The BLAZE software analyze the vibration exposure exceed the total vibration exposure according to 8 hours day A(8) value of 1.15 m/s2 and VDV value of 21.0 m/s1.75. The IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to do statistical analysis and testing involved was correlation, regression and ANOVA. Result obtained shows the A(8) and VDV was under EAV with highest value of 0.520 m/s2 and12.65 m/s1.75. The highest contribution factors by the duration to complete single trip per day (α=0.500).The further re-assess of working schedule need to be done in order to control the exposure level toward drivers. The assessment should be done for every two years.

scholarly journals Whole-body vibration exercise for low back pain

Medicine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (38) ◽  
pp. e12534
Author(s):  
Yi-Li Zheng ◽  
Zhi-Jie Zhang ◽  
Meng-Si Peng ◽  
Hao-Yu Hu ◽  
Ju Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Vibration Exercise

POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION

1998 ◽  
Vol 215 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.H. Pope ◽  
D.G. Wilder ◽  
M. Magnusson
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Body Vibration

scholarly journals Effects of Whole Body Vibration exercise on Lumbar-Abdominal Muscles Activation for patients with chronic low back pain

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
yulin dong ◽  
huifang wang ◽  
Yan Zhu ◽  
Binlin Chen ◽  
Yili Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Abdominal Muscle ◽  
Erector Spinae ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Body Vibration

Abstract BackgroundWhole body vibration (WBV) training as an intervention method can cure chronic low back pain (CLBP). Different WBV parameters exert different effects on lumbar-abdominal muscle performance. Currently, there is a lack of study researched the influence of WBV training on patients with CLBP by lumbar–abdominal muscle activity. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate how WBV and exercise and their interactions influence lumbar-abdominal muscle activity in patients with CLBP.Methodsa group of ambulatory patients with chronic low back pain. Muscle activities of the multifidus, erector spinae, abdominal oblique externus muscle and the rectus abdominis muscle were measured by surface electromyography, whereas participants performed 4 different exercises during three whole body vibration conditions and a no-vibration condition in a single experimental session.ResultsCompared with the same exercises without whole body vibration, muscle activity increased when whole body vibration was added to the exercises. The frequency and exercise presented significant effects on the root mean square of multifidus, whereas exercise and frequency also resulted in significant interaction effects.ConclusionAdding whole body vibration to exercise could increase muscle activation of lumbar–abdominal muscle in patients with CLBP. The optimum frequency for lumbar–abdominal muscles is 15 Hz. The best exercises include plank for multifidus and erector spinae, V crunch for rectus abdominis and single bridge for abdominal oblique externus.Trial registration:ChiCTR-TRC-13003708. Registered 19 October 2013, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=5852

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