2013 Volume 78 Issue 694 Pages 2457-2464
The purpose of this paper is to make clear the living environment and daily activities that affect the related factors to chronic low back pain. Based on the questionnaire survey that was conducted with adult women with a medical history of chronic low back pain, two analyses were performed (n=4,040). First, it was found some motions that a lot of people felt the burden of low back at activities of daily living. Those results were compared with ergonomic value of lumbar load of each motion. These characteristics of the motions of the lumbar load were not only greater. There was also a small load in the case of long working hours. Next, the χ-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis were performed for each room bathroom, kitchen, liveing room. People who have felt the heavy burden of low back after housework in kitchen were more likely to be lower worktop (OR 2.27). Environmental factors in the living room was not associated with low back pain symptoms, but associated with the subjective health, fatigue and stress.
These results suggested that the effect of the living environment reduce stress and it may be related to symptoms of low back.
