Impact Analysis of 20-Week Multimodal Progressive Functional–Proprioceptive Training among Sedentary Workers Affected by Non-Specific Low-Back Pain: An Interventional Cohort Study

Éva Anett Csuhai, Attila Csaba Nagy, Gergő József Szőllősi and Ilona Veres-Balajti
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Éva Anett Csuhai: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 26 Kassai Str., 4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Attila Csaba Nagy: Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 26 Kassai Str., 4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Gergő József Szőllősi: Department of Interventional Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 26 Kassai Str., 4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Ilona Veres-Balajti: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 26 Kassai Str., 4028 Debrecen, Hungary

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-31

Abstract: According to the latest data published by the WHO, 1.71 billion people suffer from musculoskeletal disorders and 568 million are affected by back pain, making these the most significant occupational health problems. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a newly developed Multimodal Workplace Training Program implemented among young sedentary employees in order to treat and prevent these problems. The 20-week Training Program was conducted at the National Instruments Corporations’ Hungarian subsidiary in Debrecen between January and June, 2019. Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires were used to assess subjective parameters. Baseline and follow-up physical examinations were performed using the SpinalMouse, Y-Balance, Sit and Reach, Prone and Side Plank, Timed Abdominal Curl, and Biering-Sorensen tests. The results for 76 subjects were eligible for statistical analysis. Our Training Program was effective in several aspects, including a reduction in musculoskeletal symptoms and improvements in posture ( p < 0.001), in dynamic ( p < 0.01) and static-isometric ( p < 0.001) core strength, in flexibility ( p < 0.001), in spinal inclination in the sagittal ( p < 0.001) and frontal ( p < 0.01) plane, and in balance and coordination ( p < 0.05). The Multimodal Progressive Functional–Proprioceptive Training was highly effective, and the application of such a complex training program can be recommended in workplace settings.

Keywords: workplace training program; low back pain; Multimodal Progressive Functional–Proprioceptive Training; occupational health; health promotion; Spinal Mouse; musculoskeletal diseases; musculoskeletal disease prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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