Basic Survey of Physiotherapists’ Low Back Pain Experience and Posture Recognition in the Sitting Position

• Published in: Rigaku ryoho kagaku Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 807 - 812
• Main Authors: SHINGAI, Masumi, MURAYAMA, Akihiko, MUKAI, Shinji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Tokyo The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Back pain; low back pain; posture recognition; sitting posture
• ISSN: 1341-1667; 2434-2807
• DOI: 10.1589/rika.36.807

[Purpose] A basic survey was conducted among physical therapists on the relationship between low back pain experience in the sitting position and posture recognition, and the kind of posture. [Participants and Methods] The participants were 52 physiotherapists. The survey items were: 1) low back pain experience, 2) self-awareness of posture, 3) comparison of own posture with model photographs, and 4) presence or absence of posture improvement. The questions were answered on a 5-point scale. [Results] 63.5% of the subjects had experienced low back pain, and 88.5% recognized they had bad posture, with 88.4% identifying a stooped posture in the model photographs. Posture improvement was realized by 86.5%; 63.5% of physiotherapists had experienced low back pain while sitting. [Conclusion] It was found that many people who experienced low back pain had poor posture recognition.