Assessment of Low Back Pain in Reproductive Female Presenting in OBG OPD in a Tertiary Care Hospital

  • Ekta Ramesh Dhawale Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai
Keywords: Hormonal factors, Reproductive factors, Reproductive female

Abstract

Background: Low back pain related disability and work absence accounts for high economical costs in modern society. A prevalence of 28-80% has been found with increase of prevalence with age and female preponderance.

Method: The present study was conducted on 250 non pregnant women complaining of low back pain attending Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A brief questionnaire was used to screen, among the respondents, the occurrence of low back pain in the past year.

Results: Low back pain was associated with high BMI, high waist circumference, more number of children, irregular and prolonged duration of menstruation, young maternal age at first birth and with history of abortion.

Conclusions: Hormonal and reproductive factors are associated with low back pain.

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Published
2021-07-12
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Dhawale ER. Assessment of Low Back Pain in Reproductive Female Presenting in OBG OPD in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int Arch BioMed Clin Res [Internet]. 2021Jul.12 [cited 2023May30];7(2):OG1-OG2. Available from: https://iabcr.org/index.php/iabcr/article/view/719
Issue
Vol 7 No 2 (2021): Volume 7| Issue 2| 2021| April - June 2021
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES ~ Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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