Screening of body composition, lower back flexibility and risks of back pain among the student nurse of a nursing school in North-East India

Authors

  • Pranjal Gogoi Department of Physiotherapy, Down town hospital ltd. Sankardev path, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam
  • Kuldeep Deka MPT (CBR & Geriatrics); Department of Physiotherapy, Down town hospital ltd. Sankardev path, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam
  • Ms. Malsawmdawngliani Department of Physiotherapy, Down town hospital ltd. Sankardev path, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v10i11.5281

Keywords:

Body composition, Flexibility, back pain, Nursing, musculoskeletal disorder

Abstract

Background: Back pain is the most common reported work related musculoskeletal disorder among the nursing population. Focus on early screening and identification of body composition, lower back flexibility and risk of back pain among the student nurse may help to promote primary prevention strategies as a preliminary measure.

Methods: A descriptive study was carried out among 75 students of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year GNM  (General nursing and midwifery) of a nursing school; where body composition, lower back flexibility and risk of back pain with keele start back screening were assessed. Descriptive data were represented by the number, percentage, range, mean and standard deviation of all the anthropometric parameters, flexibility testing and start back screening tools.

Results: 75 female GNM nursing students with a mean age of 19.2

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Published

2019-11-30

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 11 (2019): Nov

Section

Original Research Articles

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Screening of body composition, lower back flexibility and risks of back pain among the student nurse of a nursing school in North-East India. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];10(11):e5281. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/5281