Low Back pain in Exercise and Non-exercise of Rice Farmers The Case Study: Ruamjit Sub-district, Thapla District, Uttaradit Province

Abstract

Objectives in this study were to determine low back pain (LBP) situation and compare of trunk muscle endurance in Thai rice farmers who had exercise and non-exercise in Ruamjit Sub-district, Thapla District, Uttaradit Province, Thailand. Forty rice farmers were selected by purposive sampling and following inclusion criterions. A questionnaire comprised of LBP symptom and management. For trunk muscle endurance tests, they were consisted of static back and abdominal endurance testing. Data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test for trunk muscle endurance comparison. Statistical significance was inferred at a value of p<0.05.
The results showed that were 52.5 % exercises and non-exercisers of rice farmers. (mean aged 48.41±18.3 years old). For LBP severity, most subjects reported that their LBP severity were in moderate level (67.5%). Comparison of trunk muscle endurance in exercise and non-exercise rice farmers showed that the endurance time of back and abdominal were not significantly different (p=0.68 and 0.80, respectively). Conclusion of the study, LBP in rice farmers was non-specific LBP. The back and abdominal muscle endurance time were not different between exercise and non-exercise rice farmers. Therefore, health personals should design exercise program which specific for LBP among rice farmers. The appropriate program might improve the LBP symptom better than a general exercise program.