scholarly journals Back pain – analysis of risk factors and the frequency of ailment occurrences

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Szymon Pasiut ◽  
Angelika Osińska
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
The University ◽  
Pain Analysis

The aim of the study was to analyze the risk factors of back pain in M.A. students. The study involved 150 physical therapy students from the University School of Physical Education (AWF) in Krakow and 100 applied information technology (IT) students from the Cracow University of Technology. The study group was determined on the basis of dean’s lists and quota sampling. The study was conducted using a proprietary questionnaire. The results showed that the level of knowledge on prevention of back pain in physical therapy students is greater than in science students. Physiotherapy students experience back pain more often than IT students. The physical activity level of physical therapy students is higher than the IT students. The type of activity may signifi cantly affect the occurrence of back pain in students. The presented results may be indicative of the significant effect of stress on the occurrence of pain among students.

scholarly journals PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL IN MEDICAL STUDENTS OF THE ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY, KARACHI

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Sania Hassan Ali ◽  
Syeda Amool Sakeena Rizvi ◽  
Mahmooda Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
College Of Nursing ◽  
High Level

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the physical activity level in medical students of Ziauddin university in Karachi. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional study. The data analysis included total 300 medical students, 60 students from each of Ziauddin College of Physical Therapy, Ziauddin College of Medicine, Ziauddin College of Nursing, Ziauddin College of Dentistry and Ziauddin College of Pharmacy of the Ziauddin University, Karachi. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to evaluate physical activity level of the students. RESULT Physical therapy students achieved the highest level of physical activity, with 33% performing high level of physical activity compared to medicine (18%), pharmacy (12%), dentistry (28%) and nursing (28%). CONCLUSION Medical students found satisfactory results of physical activity level. But the majority of students did not meet the recommended criteria of physical activity. Therefore medical students improve their own habits because they are well trained and qualified to promote healthy habits.

scholarly journals Physical activity level in Physical Therapy students

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Martins ◽  
A Costa ◽  
A Batista ◽  
G Brochado ◽  
D Simões ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Physical Therapy Students

Perspectives from Tomorrow's Therapists

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-72
Author(s):  
Joan Versnel
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Rehabilitation Medicine ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Current Role ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

Increasing one's awareness of the role of the therapist in the community is important to the future development of the profession. The students in rehabilitation medicine at the University of Toronto have embarked on a program of community involvement at the Alexandra Park Community Health Centre. A brief history of the development of the Centre is outlined and a description of the current role of occupational therapy and physical therapy students is provided.

scholarly journals Association of Low Back Pain With Self-Reported Risk Factors Among Patients Seeking Physical Therapy Services

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 757-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K Levangie
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Back Care

Abstract Background and Purpose. This study investigated the magnitude of association between low back pain (LBP) and self-reported factors thought to increase the risk of LBP. Subjects and Methods. Questionnaires were completed by 150 patients who were receiving physical therapy for LBP and by 138 patients who were being treated for other reasons. The solicited information was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the LBP-risk factor association. Results. Low back pain was positively associated with smoking status, pregnancy, industrial vibration exposure, and time spent in a car (odds ratios ≥ 2.21). Daily lifting, body mass index, activity level, and time sitting or standing showed at most a weak positive association with LBP. Comparisons with estimated associations from other studies were made. Conclusion and Discussion. Data from this study support a statistically significant association between LBP and some factors found in other research to increase the risk of LBP. Study findings may have implications for targeting at-risk groups for back care education or intervention programs.

scholarly journals Síndrome de Burnout en alumnos de la carrera de terapia física de la Universidad Tecnológica del Suroeste de Guanajuato durante el periodo de confinamiento por SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Nancy Orozco-Gómez ◽  
Eduardo Uribe-Flores ◽  
Osvaldo Amaro-Garro
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The University ◽  
Personal Fulfillment

Objective: To identify the prevalence of Burnout syndrome in physical therapy students of the Universidad Tecnológica del Suroeste Guanajuato (UTSOE) during the period of confinement by Covid-19. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study in the 355 Physical Therapy students at the University. The questionnaire included 15 items divided into three sections: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal fulfillment, which together constitute a pre-established scale, which was adapted to the context of the study to measure the level of burnout that the students faced during the period of confinement for COVID-19. Data analysis: Through descriptive statistics, distribution of frequencies calculated using Software 2010 Excel was applied. Contribution: To establish an antecedent of the need for strategies to reduce the emotional ravages generated by the period of confinement by COVID-19 in students through the identification of the prevalence of Burnout in them.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Learning for Pre-service Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1Sup1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Laurian Fitzgerald ◽  
Carmen Popa ◽  
Carlton Fitzgerald ◽  
Adina Vesa
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Learning Groups ◽  
Young Students ◽  
The University

In this action research study, the researchers worked collaboratively to integrate curriculum in four ways: 1. Professors engaged students in an interdisciplinary project, 2. Students performed a real-world task, 3. Students worked in small cooperative learning groups, and 4. Students engaged in helping young students experience a positive holiday season. The purpose of this study was to review how these integrative principles effected the preservice teachers academically, socially, and emotionally. Two cohorts of preservice teachers were enrolled in the same three courses during this study. One cohort of physical therapy (PT) majors were enrolled in a course developed to assist PT professionals with their communication skills, understanding of basic psychology, and special needs principles. The preservice teachers were learning how to teach: (a) penmanship, (b) letter writing, and, (c) promotive small group social skills for their future students. Seventy-nine students (54 pre-ervice teachers and 25 physical therapy students) participated in this action research project by engaging in a Santa writing experience. Young students in four schools wrote letters to Santa, and the university student participants responded to the letters of young students. Four professors collaborated in this project. The teachers included: a language and didactics professor, a curriculum professor, a writing (penmanship) professor, and an adjunct professor working with first year physical therapy students. Results of the study indicated that students: 1. found the process to be more difficult than they first thought; 2. appreciated the opportunity to help young students celebrate their holiday dreams; 3. felt they learned more deeply the goals of their classes; and 4. were proud to help young people enjoy their holidays. This process was fairly complex and, in spite of that complexity, the majority of students found the experience worthwhile from a teaching and learning perspective and from an existential perspective.

scholarly journals Design and implementation of a digital textbook about physical agents as a learning resource in the training process of Chilean physical therapy students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. e94683
Author(s):  
Hernán Andrés De la Barra-Ortiz ◽  
Luis Adrián Gómez-Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Editorial Committee ◽  
Digital Textbook ◽  
The University

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on education, forcing the implementation of distance learning methodologies using information and communication technologies (ICT). The digital textbook is a didactic resource used to guide the training process of students; besides, its interactivity allows systematic work, favoring metacognition and the construction of self-learning. The aim of this paper is to describe, through a descriptive cross-sectional design, the design, review, digitalization and implementation phases of a digital textbook about physical agents as a learning resource to support distance education in the training process of physical therapy students enrolled in the physical agents course offered by Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, in the context of the human mobility restriction measures implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The textbook consists of thirteen thematic sections and once it was reviewed and validated by peers and by the editorial committee of the university it was digitalized and indexed into the digital resource database of the university, where it was made available to the entire cohort of students enrolled in the physical agents course during the first semester of 2020 (n=115).The digital textbook was successfully implemented as a didactic resource to guide the autonomous and distance learning of students during the time human mobility restriction measures were established in Chile due to the pandemic. Future studies should focus on reporting the students’ satisfaction and perception of this tool and its effect on learning outcomes in order to obtain effective feedback.

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