Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Musculoskeletal Diseases Orthopaedics
Conditions
Interventions
stand 15 min. and take rest of sitting bouts for 5 min.
sitting for 10 min. every 30 min. of standing.
Sponsors
ABB ARAB factory
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects were screened to ensure that they met the criteria documented in the study which include the following: 1. Age from 20 to 35 years old (15). 2. The working period from 1 to 5 years. 3. All subjects are pain developers 4. Normal upper extremity structure (based on general observation of the upper limb). 5. Full ROM in all upper limb joints (assessed by asking the patient to complete the expected range of movement of the upper limb as part of screening). 6. Adequate strength in the upper limb. 7. Unimpaired sensation. 8. Intact coordination. 9. males only
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. not having prior low back injuries that required a visit to a medical doctor or to miss more than three days of work 2. the inability to stand for two hours. 3. previous lumbar/hip surgery or work in an occupation that required prolonged static standing within the last 12 months 4. Individuals with any or pervious lower extremity injury 5. Severe kyphosis, scoliosis or spinal stenosis 6. History of spinal surgery in the previous 3 months 7. Scheduled for surgery 8. History of more than one surgical procedure on the spine 9. Cancer 10. Rheumatoid Arthritis 11. Ankylosing Spondylitis, spondylolisthesis 12. . Neurological disease other than nerve root involvement at the spinal level. 13. Inability to stand and walk without the use of walking aid 14. Patients who had LBP for 12 weeks or more that were admitted to the pain clinic and enrolled in a pain management program for CLBP.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The visual analogue scale was used to assess pain and BROM (back range of motion device) was used to assess the range of motion of the lumbar and thoracic spine. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The visual analogue scale was used to assess pain. 2. BROM (back range of motion device) was used to assess the range of motion of the lumbar and thoracic spine. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactNabil AbdelAall
Lecturer of Physical Therapy Basic Sciences department Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University.
Outcome results
None listed