caa a22 4500 445832576 CHVBK 20180317145320.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00586-010-1646-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00586-010-1646-9 Increased prevalence of low back pain among physiotherapy students compared to medical students [Elektronische Daten] [Asdrubal Falavigna, Alisson Teles, Thaís Mazzocchin, Gustavo de Braga, Fabrício Kleber, Felipe Barreto, Juliana Santin, Daniel Barazzetti, Lucas Lazzaretti, Bruna Steiner, Natália Beckenkamp] Some studies have demonstrated that physiotherapists have a high prevalence of low back pain (LBP). The association between physiotherapy students, who are potentially exposed to the same LBP occupational risks as graduates, and LBP has never been demonstrated. The objective of the study is to evaluate the association between undergraduate physiotherapy study and LBP. The study design includes a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire-based study was carried out with physiotherapy and medical students. LBP was measured as lifetime, 1-year and point prevalence. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to find the factors associated with LBP. Bivariate analyses were also performed to assess differences between LBP characteristics in the two courses. 77.9% of the students had LBP at some point in their lives, 66.8% in the last year and 14.4% of them reported they were suffering from LBP at the moment of answering the questionnaire. Physiotherapy students reported a higher prevalence of LBP when compared with the medical students in all measures. In the logistic regression model, physiotherapy students (A-OR 2.51; 95% CI 1.35-4.67; p=0.003), and being exposed to the undergraduate study for more than four semesters (A-OR 2.55; 95% CI 1.43-4.55; p=0.001) were independently associated with LBP. There were no differences between the courses concerning pain intensity and disability. As it was a cross-sectional study, we were not able to observe accurately if there is an increasing incidence of LBP during the course. Also, we did not intend to identify which activities in the course were associated with the development of LBP. This study clearly demonstrated an association between undergraduate physiotherapy study and LBP. The length of course exposure is also associated with LBP. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Low back pain nationallicence Occupational diseases nationallicence Risk factor nationallicence Physiotherapy nationallicence Students nationallicence Falavigna Asdrubal Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Teles Alisson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Mazzocchin Thaís Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut de Braga Gustavo Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Kleber Fabrício Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Barreto Felipe Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Santin Juliana Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Barazzetti Daniel Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Lazzaretti Lucas Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Steiner Bruna Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut Beckenkamp Natália Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut European Spine Journal Springer-Verlag 20/3(2011-03-01), 500-505 0940-6719 20:3<500 2011 20 586 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1646-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1646-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Falavigna Asdrubal Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Teles Alisson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mazzocchin Thaís Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Braga Gustavo Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kleber Fabrício Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barreto Felipe Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Santin Juliana Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barazzetti Daniel Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lazzaretti Lucas Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Steiner Bruna Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Beckenkamp Natália Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua General Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega, 401/602, CEP 95040-290, Caxias do Sul-RS, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Spine Journal Springer-Verlag 20/3(2011-03-01), 500-505 0940-6719 20:3<500 2011 20 586 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer