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Static Balance Modification during the Workday in Assembly Chain Workers with and without Current Low Back Pain

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is a common recurrent pathology among assembly chain workers. This population tends to spend most of the workday in a static standing posture and handling loads, with balance being essential for correct job performance. LBP is related to poorer postural control, so balance could be affected in this condition. METHODS: The purpose of the present study is to analyze the deterioration of static balance generated by work activity in a prolonged standing position. We assess sway with a pressure platform at three moments of the workday (before, during, and after work), comparing the different balance parameters in 22 manufacturing plant workers with (17) and without (5) LBP. RESULTS: -test showed no significant differences between the pain and non-pain groups' static balance parameters. Between the pre- and mid-workday captures, a two-way ANOVA with repeated measures showed a significant decrease in the medial-lateral center of pressure displacement with open eyes in workers with LBP. CONCLUSIONS: workers with low back pain do not show a greater deterioration in static balance than workers without pain during the workday.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207385

Authors: Ana Vanessa Bataller-Cervero, Cristina Cimarras-Otal, Luis Enrique Roche-Seruendo, Andrés Alcázar-Crevillén, José Antonio Villalba-Ruete, César Berzosa

Institution: Universidad San Jorge

Language: English

Topic: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Subfield: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,429