Determinants of qualification after non-operative treatment of low back pain in aircrews
WANG Fei
XIAO Jun
WANG Ziyun
WANG Wanshi
ZHENG Boren
CHEN Lijun
YU Dongrui
FENG Wei
Abstract：Objective To explore the factors affecting qualification after non-operative treatment of low back pain in aircrews,and to provide reference for improving the rate of resumption of flight and reducing the rate of grounding.Methods The medical records of 90 aircrews who received treatment of low back pain in Air Force Medical Center of PLA between January 2016 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.These pilots were divided into the qualified group and the unqualified group(including temporarily unqualified)according to the conclusions from the last aviation medical identification conducted in Air Force Medical Center of PLA before April 2022.The two groups were compared in terms of age,gender,years of flight,BMI,low back pain,duration of low back pain,lower limb pain,duration of lower extremity pain,numbers of lumbar MRI disc degenerative segments,sites of disc herniation,and degree of disc herniation in order to analyze the correlations with outcomes.Results Only age(χ2=11.75,P=0.003),years of flight(χ2=7.20,P=0.007)and BMI(χ2=5.383,P=0.020)were significantly different between the two groups.Logistic regression analysis showed that only durations of flight and BMI were associated with conclusions from medical identification.Conclusion Durations of flight of over 2 000 h and BMI of over 24 kg/m2 are risk factors for qualification after non-operative treatment of low back pain in aircrews.
Keywords：Occupational exposureLow back painNon-operative therapyQualification assessmentAircrews
Publication Date：2023-10-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 399-402 )