민간경호원의 근무 자세에 관한 연구 - 선자세로 인한 요통의 예방과 관리를 중심으로

• Published in: 한국재난정보학회논문집 Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 142 - 158
• Main Authors: 송상욱, 노정구, 이상빈, Song, Sang wook, Roh, Jung gu, Lee, Sang bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 30.06.2009
• Subjects: private security industry; private security guard; low back pain; lumbar stabilization; muscle weakness
• ISSN: 1976-2208; 2671-5287

The increasing number of crimes in rapidly changing modern society is enhancing people's desire for safety. As of 2008, 2,900 private security businesses with 133,000 employees operated in the private security industry which emerged in response to growing demands from society and people. Of the employees, bodyguards (hereinafter referred to as "private security guard") accounted for about 10% or 13,000. Most private security guards were suffering from various occupational diseases. Especially as they needed to guard their clients many hours a day and worked in a standing position for a long time, private security guards often complained of low back pain. Under the pain, they were hardly expected to perform their tasks efficiently. There are several causes of low back pain. The most prevalent cause is muscle weakness and imbalance around low back. Especially because private security work often requires security guards to maintain a standing position for a long time, many of them are suffering from low back pain. This study pursued the following purposes. First, it tried to identify the pathogenesis of low back pain caused by muscle weakness and imbalance around low back. Second, it tried to provide private security guards, who can hardly have personal time at work, with an easy method to prevent and manage low back pain any time by researching an effective therapy for low back pain caused by muscle weakness and imbalance around low back.