Prevalence and Associated Factors of Low Back Pain Among Healthcare Professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

CONCLUSION: More than 50 percent of the participants were suffering from low back pain. In this study being female, frequent bending, prolonged standing, and type of professionals were statistically significant factors of low back pain. It is better to equip the hospital with appropriate assistive devices to decrease frequent bending and twisting of healthcare workers.PMID:35642186 | PMC:PMC9148573 | DOI:10.2147/JPR.S351987
Source: Pain Physician - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research