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Abstract
Prevalence of Back Pain in Thai Traditional Medical Students, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat Uni-
versity
Pakkanaporn Chanthapetch
College of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University
The objective of this study was to report the prevalence of back pain among a group of Thai traditional
medical students. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 203 Thai traditional medical students
(years 1, 2, 3 and 4) in Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University. A questionnaire for the study, including Thai
multi-level Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and visual analog pain scale were used to collect data
about disability and pain. The results of this study found high prevalence rates of back pain among Thai
traditional medical students’ lifetime (74.88%), 1 year (73.40%), 1 month (51.23%) and 1 week (19.21%). A
significant level of pain was not found between years; however, the fourth-year students had significantly
more back disability than other students.
Key words: low back pain, Thai traditional medical student, prevalence