Spine compression characteristics associated with back pain symptoms of healthcare workers

Uwe Reischl; Ravindra S. Goonetilleke; Christine Swoboda

doi:10.1201/b12318

Spine compression characteristics associated with back pain symptoms of healthcare workers

Uwe Reischl, Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, Christine Swoboda

Management Science & Engineering

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Abstract

8-hour work induced spine compression and subsequent recovery in response to a 15-minute rest period was studied. Eighteen employees at a regional medical center participated in the study. Seven of the subjects reported experiencing chronic back pain during the previous six months while eleven subjects reported being symptom free. Eight-hour work induced spine compression observed for the symptomatic employees was found to be significantly higher than the spine compression observed for the asymptomatic employees. The results revealed that spine compression and recovery characteristics can be used to differentiate chronic back pain employees from asymptomatic employees. A diagnostic model was created yielding a positive predictive value of 75% and a negative predictive value of 90%. Use of such a method to identify employees potentially at increased risk of work related chronic back pain is suggested.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	Advances in Human Aspects of Healthcare
Pages	501-508
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781439870228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b12318
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

Back pain diagnostics
Spine compression and recovery
Work induced stature changes

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