BACK PAIN AS OF A RESULT OF STRESS

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BACK PAIN AS OF A RESULT OF STRESS

• Jenna Galloway
• Sam Rodriguez
• Rob Beachler

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INTRODUCTION

• 85 percent of Americans will report experiencing
  back pain
• Psychological stress is a factor linked to back
  pain
• Stress increases the activity of the erector
  spinae, internal oblique and external oblique
  muscles
• Large amount of stress placed on college students
  
• Purpose of study was to determine if stress
  causes back pain

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METHODS

• 54 EXW 300 college students
• 43 male 57 female
• Mean age 25.8
• All variables were coded, and participants took a
  multiple choice survey
• Analysis through computing frequencies and
  correlations for each variable of interest
• Means and standard deviations calculated for

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RESULTS AND CONCLUSION

• Patients with poor coping skills or with chronic
  pain were nearly three times more likely to
  develop back pain
• Sufferers of psychological distress more than
  twice as likely to develop low-back pain in
  thirties as those not stressed out in their
  twenties
• Longer hours in less physically demanding jobs
  have higher incident of back pain
• Stress relief important for physical health
  including back pain