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Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

2016

Prevalence

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Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Low Back Pain Among Motorcycle Taxi Drivers In Sriracha, Nahatai Jongprasitkul, Komwudh Konchalard, Kunakorn Sinthoppong Jan 2016

Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Low Back Pain Among Motorcycle Taxi Drivers In Sriracha, Nahatai Jongprasitkul, Komwudh Konchalard, Kunakorn Sinthoppong

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background : Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder associated with muscle and the skeleton structure. It is also generally found in all age groups and professions. LBP also affects the financial loss in society and activity of daily living. Motorcycle taxi drivers (MTD) are mainly focused in the study because it is one of the most common careers which tends to grow rapidly in the future. There is no study in this topic before. Objective : To determine the prevalence and associated factors of low back pain among the motorcycle taxi drivers in Sriracha District, Chonburi, Thailand. Setting …