The association between physical activity and low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

H Alzahrani, M Mackey, E Stamatakis, JR Zadro… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The aim of this review was to investigate the association between total and domain-specific
physical activity (PA) and non-specific low back pain (LBP) in adults. Seven databases were …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of low back pain and its associated factors among school teachers in Africa

AH Tesfaye, G Abere, TH Mekonnen, AG Jara… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a key social, economic, and public health problem in the
world. The impact of LBP is given less priority and is empirically unrepresented in low-and …

Low back pain among school teachers in Botswana, prevalence and risk factors

PN Erick, DR Smith - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2014 - Springer
Background Although low back pain (LBP) represents a common occupational problem, few
epidemiological studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors for LBP among …

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour research in Thailand: a systematic scoping review

N Liangruenrom, K Suttikasem, M Craike, JA Bennie… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background The number of deaths per year attributed to non-communicable diseases is
increasing in low-and middle-income countries, including Thailand. To facilitate the …

Musculoskeletal disorders among secondary school teachers in Douala, Cameroon: the effect of the practice of physical activities

J Mekoulou Ndongo, EC Bika Lele… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent an important threat to public health
in both developed and developing countries, and are present in many occupational sectors …

Low back pain among nurses working at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia

GF Mijena, B Geda, M Dheresa… - Journal of pain research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study assessed the prevalence of low back pain and factors associated with it
among nurses working at public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia. Materials and Methods …

Correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Thai population: a systematic review

N Liangruenrom, M Craike, SJH Biddle, K Suttikasem… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Given the importance of knowing the potential impediments and enablers for
physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in a specific population, the aim of this …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of low back pain and associated risk factors among Adama Hospital Medical College Staff, Ethiopia

AD Abebe, EM Gebrehiwot, S Lema… - European journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Back ground: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common work–related health
problems among hospital workers. Work–related activities such as twisting, bending …

Effectiveness of interventions targeting health behaviors in university and college staff: a systematic review

R Plotnikoff, CE Collins, R Williams… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. Evaluate the literature on interventions targeting tertiary education staff within
colleges and universities for improvements in health behaviors such as physical activity …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among university teaching staff in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

SYK Diallo, MM Mweu, SO Mbuya, MA Mwanthi - F1000Research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: To date, there are few studies carried out on low back pain (LBP) among
university teaching staff in developing countries despite academics being a high-risk group …