Nonspecific low back pain in a group of young adult men.
Turk Neurosurg
; 21(2): 135-9, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Low back pain (LBP) is a common symptom that causes enormous social, psychological, and economical problems. We studied LBP occurrence in a group of young adults referred to an army hospital for a planned health check and evaluated possible causative factors by prospective questionnaires. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
This article is based on a prospective study of 871 novice soldiers of the Turkish Army. Studied factors were combined in the form, which was filled by 5 doctors on the basis of self-reports, interview and physical examination of the participants. They were evaluated by factors; low back pain episodes, monthly income, smoking habits, BMI, labor conditions, and educational status.RESULTS:
The median age of the studied population was 21.14±1.4. Complains regarding LBP were observed in 325 (37%) of participants. Twelve participants had pain episodes up to 10 points. 83.69% of the participants with LBP had psychological problems. Heavy lifting and driving for long periods were determined as serious risk factors.CONCLUSION:
Determining the impact factors of LBP in primary care groups can help to prevent development of more serious problems.
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2011
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