Affiliation:
1. University of Rzeszow, Medical College, Institute of Health Sciences, Rzeszów, Poland
2. /"SPINETIC" Motor Organ Rehabilitation Clinic in Warsaw, Poland
3. St. Leon Hospital in Opatów, Poland
Abstract
Introduction. Musculoskeletal disorders and diseases related to the spine constitute a seri-ous medical, social and economic problem. The aim of this study was to self-assessment of back pain incidence in nursing staff and physicians.
Material and methods. The results of 100 professionally active people aged 40-50 were analyzed, including 50 representing the nursing staff and 50 physicians who suffered from back pain in the two years preceding the study. The research tool was the author’s question-naire and the NDI and ODI indicies. The collected research results were analysed with the use of Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test.
Results. Among representatives of both medical professions, back pain occurred with a simi-lar frequency in the cervical and lumbar parts of the spine. We found that 48% of the nursing staff and 46% of physicians used medical care, and about 80% of the respondents used physiotherapy.
Conclusions. There is a need to disseminate spinal pain prevention programs among nursing staff and physicians, which will improve work efficiency.
Publisher
DJ Studio Dariusz Jasinski
Subject
General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Fuel Technology,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine,General Medicine
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