Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work-Related Lower Back Pain among Radiographers in the State of Kuwait

Table 2

Characteristics of LBP among radiographers working in Kuwait.

	LBP
Number of spells	No.	%
1	9	47
2 to 5	7	37
6+	3	16
Longest spell
1 to 7 days	13	57
2 to 3 weeks	5	22
3to 4 weeks	2	9
3+ months	3	13
Nature of complaints
Stiffness	10	50
Nagging feeling	0	0
Numbness	2	10
Tingling	0	0
Loss of strength	1	5
Cramp and spasm	2	10
Pain	5	25
Onset of complaints
Sudden	10	44
Gradual	13	57
Expert seen
No visit	6	40
Physical therapist	3	20
General practitioner	4	27
A specialist	2	13
Treatment received
PT	3	21
Drugs	6	43
No treatment	5	36

Column values do not always add up to the total number of questionnaire respondents due to missing data.