Abstract
This article is the second part of an evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) prevalence among dental students. As the majority of complaints are in the back region, there is an endeavor to analyze objectively the disorders in this region. One of the non-invasive and non-radiation methods is the spinal curve mapping using the Spinal Mouse® device (Idiag AG, Fehraltorf, Switzerland). The aim of this study was to determine a correlation between subjectively described complaints and the results of an objective examination of the spine using the Spinal Mouse® device. Information about the participants is given in the first part of the article. All the participants were examined with the Spinal Mouse® device in several body positions. Further, the Matthiass test was performed to evaluate neuromuscular stabilization of the axial skeleton in static conditions. Musculoskeletal pain occurred more often in students who had a higher range of motion (ROM) and had worse static stabilization of spine. Other assessed factors or measured parameters did not have any influence on musculoskeletal pain. Some of the parameters measured with the Spinal Mouse® device showed a correlation with the prevalence of musculoskeletal.
Highlights
This article is the second part of an evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) prevalence among dental students.MSDs occur frequently among dentists [1,2,3,4,5,6] and they often start already during dentistry studies [7,8,9,10,11]
The authors of this study showed in their previous study among dental practitioners with an average age of 38.9 years an influence on the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain by the lumbar lordosis angle, angulation of the sacrum and Th/L ratio [8]
The correlation of the spinal curve shape in different body positions measured statically in the sagittal plane with the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was not proved in this study
Summary
This article is the second part of an evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) prevalence among dental students. MSDs occur frequently among dentists [1,2,3,4,5,6] and they often start already during dentistry studies [7,8,9,10,11]. The most frequent areas of pain are neck, lower back and shoulders. If X-ray methods were to be used, they would present a radiation dose for the examined persons and for this reason they are not suitable for screening of asymptomatic individuals [12,13,14]. One of the non-invasive and non-radiation methods available is the spinal curve mapping using the Spinal Mouse® device (Idiag AG, Fehraltorf, Switzerland)
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