RESEARCH PAPER
Relation between selected elements of the lifestyle of academic teachers and pain in the lumbar
section of the spine
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Wydział Pielęgniarstwa, Państwowa Medyczna Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Opolu
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Wydział Fizjoterapii, Państwowa Medyczna Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Opolu
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Katedra Fizjoterapii, Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Przedsiębiorczości z siedzibą w Wałbrzychu
Corresponding author
Med Srod. 2017;20(1):48-55
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Introduction. Pain syndromes of the lumbar spine are a major issue requiring undertaking preventive measures. Members of academic staff play a vital role in disseminating information concerning backbone disorders and their prevention. A lecturer may act as an example for students on how to prevent pain syndromes. The aim of this paper is to determine the relationship between work and the lifestyle of academic staff on the one hand and lumbar spinal pain on the other.
Material and Methods:
The study group comprised 103 academic teachers of medical courses divided into two groups: trainers as well as researchers and teaching staff. The diagnostic survey method was used. An opinion poll was the research technique selected; a questionnaire prepared by the authors of this paper was used as the tool. The questionnaire consisted of: demographics, tools to assess the degree of pain, i.e., Jackson-Moskowitz and VAS scales, the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire as well as questions concerning the respondent’s lifestyle and ways of performing daily activities.
Results:
The majority of the group suffered or suffer from temporary or moderate lumbar spinal pain. According to the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, the people surveyed showed a low degree of disability. The study subjects with a higher BMI indicated higher intensity of pain and demonstrated more severe disability.
Conclusions:
There is a relation between the BMI and the intensity of pain reported by academic staff as well as the degree of disability. More than half of university teachers know how to perform everyday activities in a correct way and they do so in their lives.
Introduction. Pain syndromes of the lumbar spine are a major issue requiring undertaking preventive measures. Members of academic staff play a vital role in disseminating information concerning backbone disorders and their prevention. A lecturer may act as an example for students on how to prevent pain syndromes. The aim of this paper is to determine the relationship between work and the lifestyle of academic staff on the one hand and lumbar spinal pain on the other.
Material and Methods:
The study group comprised 103 academic teachers of medical courses divided into two groups: trainers as well as researchers and teaching staff. The diagnostic survey method was used. An opinion poll was the research technique selected; a questionnaire prepared by the authors of this paper was used as the tool. The questionnaire consisted of: demographics, tools to assess the degree of pain, i.e., Jackson-Moskowitz and VAS scales, the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire as well as questions concerning the respondent’s lifestyle and ways of performing daily activities.
Results:
The majority of the group suffered or suffer from temporary or moderate lumbar spinal pain. According to the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, the people surveyed showed a low degree of disability. The study subjects with a higher BMI indicated higher intensity of pain and demonstrated more severe disability.
Conclusions:
There is a relation between the BMI and the intensity of pain reported by academic staff as well as the degree of disability. More than half of university teachers know how to perform everyday activities in a correct way and they do so in their lives.
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