Psychosocial Factors in the Development of Low Back Pain Among Professional Drivers

Abstract Background and purpose: Professional drivers as a group are exposed to high risk of developing low back pain due to ergonomic factors and work conditions. The purpose of the study was to examine to what extent the low back pain occurs among Slovene professional drivers as a result of the development of various psychosocial factors. Methodology: The study involved 275 respondents (professional bus drivers, car/van drivers, international truck/lorry drivers, and ambulance car drivers). Hypotheses were tested using multivariate statistical method (regression analysis) and analysis of variance. Data were collected by structured questionnaire comprised of three parts: socio-demographic data, basic psychosocial factors causing low back pain, and incidence, duration and severity of low back pain as a result of psychosocial risk factors, was implemented. Results: The results of quantitative survey suggest that low back pain is mostly caused by lifting and carrying heavy loads, inadequate working conditions, poor physical fitness, regular nights out, shift work, and stress. Only the impact of gender on low back pain distress among professional drivers was confirmed, predominantly among bus drivers and lorry drivers on international routes. Low back pain occurrence was less common, albeit not statistically significant, among professional drivers of vans and passenger cars. Conclusion: Our study suggests that psychosocial factors are also important cause for the development of low back pain among professional drivers and can limit the quality of their social and professional lives.

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Characterizing and Understanding the Low Back Pain Experience Among Persons with Lower Limb Loss

Pain Medicine ◽

10.1093/pm/pnz293 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 1068-1077

Author(s):

Courtney M Butowicz ◽

Sheri P Silfies ◽

Jennifer Vendemia ◽

Shawn Farrokhi ◽

Brad D Hendershot

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Employment Status ◽

Functional Disability ◽

Limb Loss ◽

Low Back ◽

The Impact

Abstract Objective This study preliminarily characterizes and compares the impact of lower limb loss and development of chronic low back pain (cLBP) on psychosocial factors, as well as the relationship between these factors and low back pain–related functional disability. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods Participants were adults, active duty or retired military, with traumatic lower limb loss with and without chronic low back pain. Psychosocial factors and low back pain–related functional disability were measured using common clinical self-report questionnaires. The presence of psychosocial factors was compared between those with and without cLBP using multivariate analysis of covariance (P < 0.05), and correlations determined relationships between psychosocial factors and cLBP-related functional disability. Results There were no statistically significant differences among psychosocial factors between those with vs without cLBP (F(4, 13) = 0.81, P = 0.54, η2= 0.19). Employment status (ρ = 0.43, P = 0.02), anxiety (ρ = 0.45, P = 0.04), and kinesiophobia (ρ = 0.47, P = 0.04) were moderately associated with low back pain–related disability. Conclusions Psychological (i.e., anxiety) and social (i.e., employment status) factors may influence how persons with traumatic lower limb loss respond to self-reported measures of low back pain–related disability. The findings suggest that the Modified Oswestry Disability Index identifies cLBP-related functional disability in the context of lower limb loss. These results support the interdependence among biological, psychological, and social factors, which should be collectively considered during the development of rehabilitative strategies to treat secondary musculoskeletal conditions within this population.

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Low back pain and psychosocial factors in bus drivers

Fitness & Performance Journal ◽

10.3900/fpj.5.5.295.e ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 295-299

Author(s):

Vanessa Ferreira Bréder

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Low Back ◽

Bus Drivers

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The Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Low Back Pain

Spine ◽

10.1097/01.brs.0000251884.94821.c0 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 262-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

Els Clays ◽

Dirk De Bacquer ◽

Francoise Leynen ◽

Marcel Kornitzer ◽

France Kittel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Low Back ◽

The Impact

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Therapeutic Techniques in Rehabilitation of Core Stability Muscles among Patients with Mechanical Low Back Pain

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences ◽

10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.4.429 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Azzam Alarab ◽

Hamza Shaheen

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Core Stability ◽

Low Back ◽

Therapeutic Massage ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Strengthening Exercises ◽

Group B ◽

The Impact

The study was designed to compare between the effect of strengthening exercises and mobilization techniques among patients with mechanical low back pain. Sixteen participants were included in this study, three patients for each group were excluded. They were classified into two groups. Group A, strengthening exercises, therapeutic massage, and group B, mobilization techniques, therapeutic massage. Each group had three sessions per week, for four weeks. The participants were assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Independent samples were collected, t-test was used to study the similarity of demographic data between groups, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to study the change between pre- and post-treatment. The Mann-Whitney test was used to study the comparison between the two treatments. The comparison revealed that for VAS there was a significant difference between groups in term of the strengthening exercises group (P >0.05). For ODI, there were no statically significant differences between groups (P <0.05), but the impact of both techniques suggests that strengthening exercises have a higher effect comparing to mobilization techniques on pain. The study indicated that the strengthening exercises were more effective than mobilization techniques on pain. And finally, the study revealed that there was no significant difference between both groups on ODI.

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