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Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation
INTRODUCTION: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint among the general population with a subgroup developing chronic and disabling symptoms generating large societal costs. Recurrences and functional limitations can be minimized with appropriate conservative management, including medications, phy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25568510 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2013.67.410-413 |
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author | Ibraimi, Zana Murtezani, Ardiana Haxhiu, Bekim Mustafa, Aziz Martinaj, Merita |
author_facet | Ibraimi, Zana Murtezani, Ardiana Haxhiu, Bekim Mustafa, Aziz Martinaj, Merita |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint among the general population with a subgroup developing chronic and disabling symptoms generating large societal costs. Recurrences and functional limitations can be minimized with appropriate conservative management, including medications, physical therapy modalities, exercise and patient education. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of low back complaints in industrial workers, to investigate whether individual risk factors involved in the occurrence of LBP, and to determine the most frequent used drug in LBP treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data for this study were provided from Kosovo Energetic Corporation. A cross-sectional study design was utilized. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among 228 industrial workers. Patient with LBP underwent a comprehensive clinical, radiological and biochemical evaluation. RESULTS: showed that LBP occurred in 63.5% of workers. Individual factors did not show significant associations with LBP. Age (OR=0.99/95% Cl 0.95-1.03), weight (OR=1.13/95% Cl 0.99-1.06), height (OR=0.97/95% Cl 0.91-1.02), and work experience (OR=1.01/95% Cl 0.97-1.05) increase odds for LBP but not significantly. The most frequently used drugs in patients included in this study are NSAIDs. In 33 (55.0%) patients for the treatment of LBP two types of drugs are administered. CONCLUSION: Increased physical activity, health promotion and reduced body weight can prevent morbidity from LBP. A continuous consultation with the Clinical Pharmacist demonstrates effective way of dosage and drug re-evaluation for the patients with LBP. |
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spelling | pubmed-42724532015-01-07 Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation Ibraimi, Zana Murtezani, Ardiana Haxhiu, Bekim Mustafa, Aziz Martinaj, Merita Med Arch Original Paper INTRODUCTION: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint among the general population with a subgroup developing chronic and disabling symptoms generating large societal costs. Recurrences and functional limitations can be minimized with appropriate conservative management, including medications, physical therapy modalities, exercise and patient education. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of low back complaints in industrial workers, to investigate whether individual risk factors involved in the occurrence of LBP, and to determine the most frequent used drug in LBP treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data for this study were provided from Kosovo Energetic Corporation. A cross-sectional study design was utilized. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among 228 industrial workers. Patient with LBP underwent a comprehensive clinical, radiological and biochemical evaluation. RESULTS: showed that LBP occurred in 63.5% of workers. Individual factors did not show significant associations with LBP. Age (OR=0.99/95% Cl 0.95-1.03), weight (OR=1.13/95% Cl 0.99-1.06), height (OR=0.97/95% Cl 0.91-1.02), and work experience (OR=1.01/95% Cl 0.97-1.05) increase odds for LBP but not significantly. The most frequently used drugs in patients included in this study are NSAIDs. In 33 (55.0%) patients for the treatment of LBP two types of drugs are administered. CONCLUSION: Increased physical activity, health promotion and reduced body weight can prevent morbidity from LBP. A continuous consultation with the Clinical Pharmacist demonstrates effective way of dosage and drug re-evaluation for the patients with LBP. AVICENA, d.o.o., Sarajevo 2013-12-28 2013-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4272453/ /pubmed/25568510 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2013.67.410-413 Text en Copyright: © AVICENA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Ibraimi, Zana Murtezani, Ardiana Haxhiu, Bekim Mustafa, Aziz Martinaj, Merita Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation |
title | Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation |
title_full | Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation |
title_fullStr | Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation |
title_short | Prevalence and Pharmacologic Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain Treated at Kosovo Energetic Corporation |
title_sort | prevalence and pharmacologic treatment of patients with low back pain treated at kosovo energetic corporation |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4272453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25568510 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2013.67.410-413 |
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