Chiropractic: Treatments of Secondary School Students’ Low Back Pain from Online Learning

Authors

  • Tuangthong Nukulkij -
  • นิวัฒน์ พนมสารนรินทร์
  • ประภาวรรณ ตระกูลเกษมสุข
  • ณัฐ นาราวิทย์

Keywords:

Low back pain, Chiropractic, Online Learning, Secondary school student

Abstract

      This research aims to 1) study the pain level of secondary school students’ low back pain prior and after Chiropractic treatment, 2) compare the quality of low back pain prior and after Chiropractic treatment, and 3) introduce the efficacy of Chiropractic treatment for low back pain in secondary school students that is caused by online learning. The sample group were 30 volunteered secondary school students presented with localized low back pain from sitting long period of time during online learning in the academic year of 2020 to 2021. The data was collected by using outcome assessments and questions that were related to their symptoms prior and after chiropractic treatment respectively. The data was then analyzed and converted into frequency, percentage, mean, t-test and content analysis.

      The results found that 1) symptoms of low back pain in secondary students before treatment was graded as mild to moderate, 2) when compared the values of subjects’ symptoms of low back pain between prior to chiropractic treatment and after chiropractic treatment, statistically significant at the .01 level, and 3) the symptoms of low back pain in secondary students after receiving chiropractic treatment was significantly reduced and eliminated the use of NSAIDs. It was most effective when the subject had made adjustment to their lifestyle modifications such as taking 5 minutes break every hour by getting up from their chairs and move around. Other modifications include adjusting the height of their chairs and tables in correct ergonomic position suitable for online learning.

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2023-12-31

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Nukulkij, T., พนมสารนรินทร์ น. ., ตระกูลเกษมสุข ป. ., & นาราวิทย์ ณ. . (2023). Chiropractic: Treatments of Secondary School Students’ Low Back Pain from Online Learning. Sahasat: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 23(2), 93–107. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sahasart/article/view/260079

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2566): July-December

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