CAJ | 학술논문

Back and leg pain is a set of common clinical syndrome in pilots. It is also a kind of common occupational disease which influences pilots’ health and normal training seriously. Back and leg pain is not an independent disease, it is a group of diseases consisting of spine, nerve root and soft tissue. The reasons of back and leg pain include lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, bone hyperplasia, benign arthritis, spinal stenosis, lumbar fractures and so on. The prevalence of back and leg pain in pilots is high, especially in fighter pilots due to their special working environment such as the cramped cockpit and aerial aerobatics. Fighter pilots form a major part which could influence combat effectiveness of air force. The cause of back and leg pain in fighter pilots may be the pilot’s position, the high load of fighter plane, flight time, age and so on. Back and leg pain of fighter pilots can lead to the dysphoria and affect the quality of flight directly. It is an important factor which affects combat effectiveness of flight troops and flight safety. Back and leg pain also influences the health, training and implementation tasks of fighter pilots. Therefore, propaganda, education, training of psoas, and research on protective measures are all of great significance. Now in this paper, the works done concerning epidemiology, etiology, and the prevention and treatment of back and leg pain in fighter pilots are reviewed and discussed to attract enough attention of flight surgeons for the enhancement of understanding and treatment of back and leg pain in fighter pilots, and to improve aviation medical support.