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Is there prevalence of occupational low back pain among nurses?
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Yes!
An extensive reviewof the literature concluded that as many as 17% of nurses will have Back pain at any given time (point prevalence), there is a 40-50% chance that a nurse will have back pain in any given year (annual prevalence), and up to an 80% chance that a nurse will have backpain in his/her lifetime (1). Of course, it has been estimated that the lifetime prevalence of low back pain for everyone is 80%, so it may appear that nurses are at the same risk as the rest of the population, but the 2007 Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that nursing easily tops the list of occupation as most associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (see related links below: Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Reference:
1) Work-related back pain in nurses. J Adv Nurs. 1996 Jun;23(6):1238-46.
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