Physiotherapia Croatica, Vol. 22 No. 1, 2024.
Original scientific paper
The relationship of the physiotherapist’s workplace and the lumbar pain syndrome
Snježana Petric
; Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju Varaždinske Toplice, Hrvatska
Abstract
Introduction: In today’s modern lifestyle, lumbar pain
syndrome is quite widespread in all age groups, which
creates a serious not only health problem, but also a
socio-economic problem.
Aim: To examine the incidence of LBS among
physiotherapists working in the Special Hospital for
Medical Rehabilitation in Varaždinske Toplice.
Materials and methods: The research was conducted
using a questionnaire created for this research and
an International Physical Activity Questionnaire on the occasion of physiotherapists working in the Special
Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation in Varaždinska
Toplica. Question about low back pain consists of three
parts. The first part includes socio-demographic data. In
the 2nd part, the occurrence of LBS is examined, while
in the 3rd part, it is examined in which department they
work and if they engage in physical activity and how
they spend their free time. International Physical Activity
Questionnaire consists of 7 questions, which obtained
data on the amount of time spent in a certain type of
physical activity.
Results: 81 respondents took part in the research,
which is 62% out of the total number of employed
physiotherapists. Of these, 60 (74.1%) were female
and 21 (25.9%) were male. The average age of the
respondents is a median of 43 years, with a minimum
age range of 24 to a maximum of 63 years. More than half
of the respondents (70.4%) reported the incidence of
LBS. A greater number of male physiotherapists (81.0%)
suffer from LBS, while female colleagues have the same
percentage (66.7%). Respondents engaged in physical
activity (58.3%) did not experience LBS. In addition to
the classical method of treatment, physiotherapists
often resort to other forms of treatment when LBS
occurs, so 14.8% of them practice the use of massage.
Furthermore, 12.3% of them go to acupuncture, while
12.3% take natural products such as vitamins and
minerals to prevent LBS.
Conclusion: Physiotherapists have reported the
incidence of LBS, more than half of the respondents are
engaged in physical activity and are interested in other
forms of treatment besides classical.
Keywords
low back pain syndrome, physiotherapy, degenerative changes, rehabilitation
Hrčak ID:
317833
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Publication date:
20.5.2024.
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