Author/Authors :
KOOSHA, MOHSEN Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Imam-Hussein Hospital, Tehran, Iran , AGHAJANLOO, MASHHOOD Neurosurgery Department - Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran , PAYBAST, SEPIDEH Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Imam-Hussein Hospital, Tehran, Iran , RAHIMINEJAD, MOHAMMAD EHSAN Larestan University of Medical Sciences - Imam-Reza Hospital, Fars, Iran , SOLTANZADEH, AHMAD Department of Occupational Hygiene Engineering - Faculty of Health and Research - University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
Abstract :
Low back pain (LBP) due to lumbar disk herniation could collaborate with various risk factors. In this study, we
focused on analysis of lumbar disk herniation risk factors in patients with LBP. This comparative cross-sectional
study was conducted in Hamedan-western Iran in 2014-2015. Overall, 58 cases with evidence of lumbar disk
hernia were classified as a case group and 47 cases without evidence of lumbar disk herniation were classified
as a control group. The data collection was performed by using a questionnaire and the statistical analysis was
performed by using SPSS software. The analytic results indicated a meaningful correlation between
demographic variables as body mass index (BMI) mean, occupation type and lumbar disk hernia (P<0.05).
Furthermore, the abdominal circumference and the average heavy load carried by the participants throughout a
day had a significant relationship with lumbar disk herniation (P<0.05). There are multiple risk factors for
lumbar disk hernia regarding a combination of genetics and acquired characteristics and lifestyle.
