Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: May | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 23-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220504
Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Women after Two Years of Delivery
Chaitali Solanki1, Mandar Malawade2
1Intern, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed To Be University,
Karad, Maharashtra, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy,
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Mandar Malawade
ABSTRACT
Background: Pregnancy leads to important changes in women’s body. Although mechanical and hormonal factors for the occurrence of low back pain in pregnancy are well known. However, a small population of individual’s complaints of low back pain persist and symptoms last for years. This pain can have an adverse impact on the quality of life and on ordinary daily activities.
Objectives
- To screen the women with low back pain after two years of delivery.
- To find out the prevalence rate of low back pain in women after two years of delivery.
Methods: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Committee.42 subjects were selected from in and around Karad, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria aged between 25 to 35 years. After taking prior consent assessment was done using the outcome measures and result were recorded for the study and conclusion was made.
Result: NPRS shows 71% of population were scored above 5 and remaining 29% were below 5. RMDQ shows 64% of population were scored between 0 to 12 and remaining 36% were between 13 to 24.
Conclusion: The study concluded that there is significant difference in prevalence of low back pain in women after two years of delivery and showed 71% of population scored above 12 in RMDQ and 64% of population scored above 5 in NPRS.
Key words: Low back pain, pregnancy, prevalence rate, physiotherapy.