Open AccessA cross-sectional study on fear-avoidance beliefs and chronic low back pain in fighter pilots
Author(s) -
Sami S. AlAbdulwahab,
Shaji John Kachanathu,
Ali S N AlSunaidi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_95_19
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , sitting , rehabilitation , physical therapy , correlation , low back pain , back pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , pathology , geometry , mathematics , alternative medicine
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is considered a serious complaint among fighter pilots because the vertebrae of these pilots are exposed to high compression forces from prolonged sitting on a hard ejection seat and frequent sudden fighter aircraft maneuvers. It is yet unknown whether a correlation exists between CLBP and psychosocial/behavioral performance of fighter pilots.