Nonspecific cervical spine pain/neck pain/in medical personnel of north-eastern Poland-A cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Both mechanical and psychological overload are inherent to the work of nurses and paramedics, resulting spondylogenic pain.

Aim Of The Study: To identify potential risk factors influencing the prevalence of non-specific cervical spine pain in professionally active nurses and paramedics.

Material And Methods: 324 nurses (53.2% of the total) and 285 paramedics (46.8%) were included in the study-609 people in total. The study was carried out using an auditorium survey technique supervised by the researchers. The methods used were: Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, a spinal pain questionnaire validated according to IEA guidelines, a short version of the IPAQ and the author's survey questionnaire, concerning sociodemographic data, chronic diseases including metabolic syndrome (MetS). A univariate logistic regression model was used in the statistical analysis. The level of statistical significance was taken as < 0.05.

Results: Recurrent NP was significantly more common in paramedics compared to nurses (29.5 % vs. 9.3 %; < 0.0001). In a univariate logistic regression model, the risk of NP was significantly increased by: length of service > 15 years ( < 0.024), presence of: low back pain ( < 0.0001), type 2 diabetes ( = 0.013), hypertension ( < 0.001), depression ( < 0.01). Of the modifiable factors, the risk of NP was significantly increased by high physical activity and short sleep <7 h ( < 0.001).