Type of Sitting Posture and Low Back Pain among University Students
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https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4683Keywords:
Low Back Pain, Sitting Habits, Sitting Posture, Sitting TimeAbstract
Background: Prolonged sitting may cause faulty posture among students leading to low back pain (LBP). Objectives: 1. To compare the time spent sitting among students with and without LBP. 2. To determine the association between types of sitting posture and LBP. Methods: This cross-sectional online survey recruited 420 students. Findings: A majority (56%) of 343 respondents seated >10 hours daily. There was a significant total time spent between students with and without LBP. However, there was no association between types of sitting posture and LBP. Implications: Awareness of avoiding prolonged sitting should be emphasized among the students to minimize LBP.
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