Prevalence of Pregnancy Related Low Backpain Among the Pregnant Women at the Selected Hospitals of Lahore City, Pakistan

Prevalence of Pregnancy Related Low Backpain

  • Marjan Tariq University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT) The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Umair Ahmed University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT) The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Waqar Afzal University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT) The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Kamran Hanif University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT) The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Hira Shafiq University Institute of Physical Therapy (UIPT) The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52229/ajahs.v3i1.319
Keywords: Prevalence, Pregnancy, Low back pain, prolonged sitting, prolonged standing.

Abstract

In pregnancy biomechanical changes cause many musculoskeletal problems. Low Back Pain (LBP) is a common complaint in pregnancy. LBP is considered as axial or parasagittal discomfort in lumbar region.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of pregnancy related low back pain among pregnant women at selected hospitals of Lahore city.

Methods: The study design was cross sectional and the data were collected at selected hospitals in Lahore with sample size 1000. The Modified Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire was used to collect the data. Collected data were analyzed through SPSS 21version software. Results: The results have shown that the prevalence of low back pain during pregnancy was 26.3%. They mostly were housewives. The back pain mostly occurred in 3rd trimester of pregnancy with several activities that Increase Low Back Pain likes prolong sitting, standing, lifting heavy objects and leaning forward. Some risk factors like overweight and abnormal posture were also the cause of Low Back Pain.

Conclusions: Low Back Pain in pregnancy was very common. Mostly women were not aware of proper treatment of low back pain. Physiotherapy played a vital role to minimize the low back pain and also the pregnancy related complications.

Published
2020-08-31
How to Cite
Tariq, M., Ahmed, U., Afzal, W., Hanif, K., & Shafiq, H. (2020). Prevalence of Pregnancy Related Low Backpain Among the Pregnant Women at the Selected Hospitals of Lahore City, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Allied Health Sciences (AJAHS), 3(1), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.52229/ajahs.v3i1.319
Issue
Volume 03 Issue 01
Section
Original Article
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