Panahi, Rahman, Muhamadi, Behnam, Karimi Danesh, Ali, Irani, Muhamad Reza, Mostafavi, Farzaneh, Javadi, Omid (2016). Low Back Pain and Related Disability among Students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran. , 1(1), 17-21.
Rahman Panahi; Behnam Muhamadi; Ali Karimi Danesh; Muhamad Reza Irani; Farzaneh Mostafavi; Omid Javadi. "Low Back Pain and Related Disability among Students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran". , 1, 1, 2016, 17-21.
Panahi, Rahman, Muhamadi, Behnam, Karimi Danesh, Ali, Irani, Muhamad Reza, Mostafavi, Farzaneh, Javadi, Omid (2016). 'Low Back Pain and Related Disability among Students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran', , 1(1), pp. 17-21.
Panahi, Rahman, Muhamadi, Behnam, Karimi Danesh, Ali, Irani, Muhamad Reza, Mostafavi, Farzaneh, Javadi, Omid Low Back Pain and Related Disability among Students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran. , 2016; 1(1): 17-21.

Low Back Pain and Related Disability among Students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Iran

International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
Article 3, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 17-21    PDF (216.91 K)
Authors
Rahman Panahi* 1; Behnam Muhamadi2; Ali Karimi Danesh3; Muhamad Reza Irani4; Farzaneh Mostafavi5; Omid Javadi6
1Public Health Department, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2Physical therapy Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
3Health Occupational Department, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4Health Care Management Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
5Physiotherapy Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
6Chemical Engineering and VHS Department, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Abstract
Background: Low back pain is the most common cause of disability and absence from work among young and middle-aged people. As there is limited knowledge regarding this problem among Iranian students, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of low back pain and its ‘related socio demographic factors among students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which 200 students of Islamic Azad University were selected purposively. Demographic questionnaire and Ronald-Morris Disability Scale were used to collect data regarding characteristics and disability caused by back pain. Data were entered SPSS16 and analyzed through descriptive and analytic statistics. Results: In total, 190 students including 78 (41%) men and 112 (59%) women were assessed. Of all studied students 113 individuals 65.9% were suffering from low back pain and 91 students

(47.8%) were suffering from pain related disability. Body mass index (BMI) was normal in most participants. There was significant negative relationship between low back pain and physical activity (P = 0.006). Conclusion: To sum up, the results of this study verified a significant relationship among low back pain and disability. Moreover, the students who were more active and were living in good socio-economic status were less probably to suffer from low back pain and disability.
Keywords
Low Back Pain; Student; Related Disability
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