@article{ref1,
title="The impacts of rest breaks and stretching exercises on low back pain among commercial truck drivers in Iran",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2018",
author="Ghasemi, Mohammad and Khoshakhlagh, Amir Hossein and Ghanjal, Ali and Yazdanirad, Saeid and Laal, Fereydoon",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-8",
abstract="PURPOSE: The objective of this paper aimed to determine the impacts of rest breaks and stretching exercises on low back pain (LBP) in commercial truck drivers. <br><br>METHODS: This quasi-experiment was carried out on 92 truck drivers suffering from chronic LBP. Subjects were categorized into 3 groups (stretching exercises and rest breaks, rest breaks only, and reference). Pain severity and related disability were measured at the beginning of the survey and after 6 and 12 weeks. The latter was assessed using the Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire (OLBPDQ) and the Roland Morris questionnaire (RMQ). <br><br>RESULTS: At the end of intervention, the mean pain scores in 3 groups were 2.72 ± 1.44, 4.11 ± 0.86 and 4.90 ± 1.31 respectively (p<0.001). The OLBPDQ scores in group 1 (stretches and resting time breaks) were significantly lower than group 2 (rest break) (p = 0.009). The RMQ scores showed a significant reduction in group 1 compared the other two groups (p = 0.001). Drivers in group 2 improved more significantly than group 3 regarding visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score (p = 0.049), OLBPDQ score (p = 0.024) and RMQ (p = 0.011). <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study provided converging results that supplementary exercises during break periods consistently help to minimize LBP and disability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2018.1459093",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2018.1459093"
}