Backpain can cause temporary or permanent limitation of mobility to workers until they need sick leave and treatment. Back pain is also known as the second leading cause of sick leave. The objective of this study was to analyze back pain impact to work attendance among paramedics working at 3 hospitals in Jakarta. A cross sectional study was conducted in three hospitals in Jakarta. The subj…
Back pain is the most frequent musculosceletal diorders and still be a problem in paramedics.The objective of this study was to identify back pain among paramedics who work in several hospitals in Jakarta. A cross sectional study was conducted to paramedics who were working at care unit of three hospitals in Jakarta. Back pain was diagnosed by anamnesis and physical examination by physicians. …
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the second cause of pain after headache and remains one of the most comrnon symptoms for see ing a physician. About 90% of LBP is caused by mechanical factor. There are various physical modalities to relieve pain, such as, Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) and Transcutaneus Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) which are proved to be useful to relieve pain. The aim of …
Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequent health problem in all age groups,including postmenopausal women, who are at risk of disability, due to degenerative processes affecting all organ systems, including the erector spinae muscles. In addition, postmenopausal women also experience a decrease in esterogen levels,which stimulates osteoclastic activity and initiates a reduction in bone mineral …
Background: Low Back Pain (LBP) is the most frequently reported musculoskeletal disorder in workers. This study was aimed to develop risk prediction model of low back pain that can be used to prevent the recurring low back pain attack. Methods: The study was case-control design based on the industrial community by using ergonomical approach. Total samples were 91 workers for cases and 91 wor…
Low back pain (LBP) was an important public health problem which ranked second after upper respiratory infectionin adults. WHO has recommended acupuncture for pain treatment. However, there was a lack of study that show the optimal frequency of electroacupuncture for pain treatment. This study aimed to determine the optimal frequency of electroacupuncture for the treatment of low back pain. Thi…
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