Long-term effects of exercise programs among helicopter pilots with flying related LBP.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flying related transient Low Back Pain (LBP) among helicopter pilots is considered an occupational distress.

Objective

To examine if exercise programs can alleviate transient LBP.

Methods

Sixty-five helicopter pilots (92% males), all reporting flying related LBP, responded to an epidemiological survey and a long-term follow-up, 44.8 months later, comprising questions regarding transient LBP and number of sick leaves. Data from 37 pilots participating in two exercise programs, A; general for LBP, B; focused for lumbar trunk (LT), included information from clinical examinations and muscular endurance tests of the LT before and after intervention. Twenty-eight pilots did not participate in any intervention.

Results

At long-term follow-up 42% of the pilo

SUBMITTER: Andersen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859454 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature