The one-week prevalence of neck pain and low back pain in post-secondary students at two Canadian institutions

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies

Research

Krystle Martin¹  Alexandra Campbell¹  Pierre Côté²  Dan Wang² 

[1] Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Canada;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Canada;Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Canada;

关键词: University students;    Cross-sectional study;    Neck pain;    Low back pain;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12998-023-00496-y

 received in 2023-01-13, accepted in 2023-06-27,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLow back and neck pain are common in the general population, but the prevalence among Canadian post-secondary students is not well known. We aimed to determine the one-week prevalence of neck pain (NP) and low back pain (LBP) among postsecondary students in Canada.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education at Ontario Tech University, and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in the Fall of 2017. Neck and low back pain intensity in the past week were measured with the 11-point numerical rating scale. We report the cumulative, gender- and institution-specific one-week prevalence (95% CI) of any pain (1–10/10) and moderate to severe pain (≥ 3/10).ResultsThe one-week prevalence of any neck pain ranged from 45.4% (95% CI: 38.4, 52.4) in the Faculty of Education to 76.9% (95% CI: 72.9, 80.4) at CMCC. The one-week prevalence of neck pain ≥3/10 ranged from 44.4% (95% CI: 37.5, 51.4) in the Faculty of Education to 58.4% (95% CI: 54.0, 62.7) at CMCC. The one-week prevalence of any low back pain ranged from 60.9% (95% CI: 53.8, 67.5) in the Faculty of Education to 69.0% (95% CI: 64.8, 73.0) at CMCC, and the one-week prevalence of low back pain ≥ 3/10 ranged from 47.8% (95% CI: 43.4, 52.2) at CMCC to 55.1% (95% CI: 51.2, 58.9) in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The prevalence of any back or neck pain and pain ≥ 3/10 was consistently higher in females than males, with the largest difference seen for neck pain at CMCC.ConclusionMost post-secondary students in our samples experienced LBP and NP in the past week. Overall, the one-week prevalence of NP and LBP was higher among chiropractic students and among females. This study should draw attention to school administrators about the burden of NP and LBP in post-secondary students.

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