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The Correlation between Core Muscular Endurance, Body Composition, and Back Pain in Firefighters: An Observational
Shelby Sanregret1, Austin Alan Kohler1, Andrew Ray Moore1
1Department of Kinesiology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30909, USA.
Muscles (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 4, 2025
Summary
Firefighter back pain was not significantly correlated with core endurance or body composition. However, a trend suggested a link between higher BMI and body fat percentage in firefighters experiencing back pain.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Sports Medicine
- Musculoskeletal Research
Background:
- Firefighters face elevated risks of back pain due to job demands.
- Physical fitness, particularly core muscular endurance, is hypothesized to mitigate this risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between subjective back pain severity and core muscular endurance in firefighters.
- To examine the relationship between age, body composition, and back pain severity in this population.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 72 male firefighters during a Physical Fitness Assessment Program.
- Measurements included maximal plank hold times (core endurance), body fat percentage, BMI, and Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire scores.
- Pearson product correlation analyses were conducted.
Main Results:
- No significant correlation was found between back pain severity and core muscular endurance (plank times).
- No significant correlation was observed between back pain severity and body composition variables (body fat percentage, BMI).
- A trend indicated potential correlations between BMI, body fat percentage, and back pain when analyzing subjects with reported pain.
Conclusions:
- Core muscular endurance and general body composition were not significantly associated with back pain severity in this cohort of firefighters.
- Further research may be warranted to explore the nuanced relationship between specific body composition metrics and back pain in firefighters experiencing symptoms.
Keywords:
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