ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEEL-HEIGHT AND LOW BACK PAIN IN SALES PROMOTION GIRLS
Abstract: The Prevalence of
LBP in Indonesia continues to increase, while the exact cause cannot be
identified. The facts show that most of LBP is caused by occupational health
problems rather than organic diseases, which one of them is the habit of
wearing high-heeled shoes. Besides having an aesthetic function, high-heeled
shoes also give negative effects on health.
METHOD
The study used analytic observational study with cross-sectional design
that includes 123 sales promotion girls in
one of department stores, Cengkareng, West Jakarta which was carried out
from November to December 2015. The data was collected through the interview
which includes characteristics of the subjects, complaint history of low back
pain (LBP), measurement of heel heights, and anthropometry data. The intensity
of pain is assessed by Visual Analogue Scale, whilst the degree of disability
is assessed by using Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. Data
analysis is performed by using Fisher’s test with a significance level
p<0.05 software SPSS for Windows version 21.
RESULTS
The majority of 20 to 25-year-old sales promotion girls with a normal
nutritional status wear 5-7 cm-high-heeled shoes for more than one year. About
68% of them complain of low back pain (LBP), where 11% of subjects were
obtained with suspected disability due to LBP complaint. The heel heights is
not correlated with LPB complaints, but the working period of sales promotion
girls is (p=0.000).
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to do a periodic assessement of LBP and disability,
especially for sales promotion girls who has been working for ≥ 1 year and are
wearing ≥ 5 cm high-heeled shoes, to prevent further impacts resulting from
wearing the high heels in long working period.
Keywords: Low back pain,
disability, heel heights, sales promotion girls
Author: Andhika Rezky Bahrizal
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170277
