PREVALANCE OF LOW BACKACHE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Healthcare profession is concerned with maintaining and promoting the health of the patients. Because of their work environment and workload healthcare professionals are at the very high risk of many occupational health problems. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. One hundred and twenty health professionals were included and information was collected on socio-demographic characteristics, job history, frequency, severity and pattern of low back pain. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0

Results: The ages of respondents were between 18-58 years with the mean of 31.24 ± 8.89 years. The life time prevalence of Low Back Pain among workers shows that out of 100 respondents 60 (60%) workers suffered from Low Back Pain in their lifetime while 40 (40%) didn’t. 12 months prevalence of Low Back Pain was calculated. Conclusion: About 60% of the professionals were suffering from low back pain which indicates high prevalence and is in line with prevalence of low back pain in the developed countries.

Keywords: Low Back Pain, Healthcare Professionals, Frequency, Risk factors, Pakistan.