背痛與職業：初步報告

Back Pain and Occupation: Preliminary Report

劉耀宗(Yiu-Chung Lau) ； 梁秋萍(Chau-Peng Leong) ； 黃美涓(May-Kuen Wong) ； 曾廣加(Kong-Kay Tseng)

《中華民國復健醫學會雜誌》 18期 (1990/12) Pp. 157-162

摘要

本篇是利用1988年 4月中到1988年 5月中，台塑關係企業員工體檢時，以問卷方式進行調查背痛的各種情形。
1959位接受調查中 155位有背痛。其中男性 137位，女性18位。他們平均年齡為36.9歲，以31歲到40歲病患最多64位 (41.3%)。背痛種類以坐骨神經痛最多，共66位 (43%)；其次為下背痛61位(39.4%)。職業方面，以從事粗重工作者最多有26位(11.1%)。但工作時的疼痛，則以持續坐引起背痛病人為最多73位(47%)。背痛者大部份平常都缺乏連動，共117位(75%) 。背痛時間以超過 1個月為最多，90位 (58.1%) 。因背痛導致失眠者並不多，祇有33位(21.3%)。病人由於背病而接受復健治療則僅有7位(4.5%)。

關鍵字

背痛 ； 職業傷害

並列摘要

This survey was carried out for investigation in the relationship of back pain to occupation including heavy labor, light labor, and clerical workman. From the regular physical check up for Formosa Plastic employee. 1959 subjects were evaluated by questionaires.
Among them, 155 had back trouble, 137 cases were male and 18 cases female. Their age ranged from 20-60 year old. Most of them were between 31 to 41 year old.
The result of this sutdy showed that sciatica and lumbago were the most common back troubles. Most of them were heavy labors. But substaining sitting during working was also common posture to induce back pain. Most of them 75.5% did not have any daily exercise program. Seventythree percent of them suffered from back trouble more than 1 months, but 43% did not receive any medical consultation.Only 5% of them ever visited rehabilitation.
This was a preliminary study by questionares, further delicate investigation including how to reduce work associated back problems should be made in the future.