Identify the level of disability among the patients with low back pain

Abstract

Background: Low back pain is one of the major reasons for disability. Attention was given to identifying the level of disability among the patients with low back pain. Objectives: To identify the level of disability among the patients with low back pain. Method: The study design was cross-sectional. A total of 114 samples were selected conveniently for this project from the musculoskeletal unit at CRP, Savar. Data was collected by using a self-structured questionnaire and the RMDQ scale. Descriptive statistics using SPSS software version 25.0 were used for data analysis. Result: In this study, the minimum age of the participants was 18; the maximum age was 70 years, the mean was 39.10, and the standard deviation was 13.354. 45.6% (n=52) participants were female participants and 54.4% (n=62) participants were male participants. 90.4% (n=103) of participants lived in a nuclear family, and the rest of the participants 9.6% (n=11) lived in a joint family. 57.9% (n=66) of participants lived in an urban area and 42.1% (n=48) of participants lived in rural areas. The mean was 25.95 and the standard deviation was 66.977 for the duration of pain among the participants. 92.1% (n=105) of participants feel disturbed in their working place. The rest of the participants 7.9% (n=9) didn’t feel any disturbance in their working place. The Mean value of the RMDQ total score was 14.25 and the Standard Deviation value of the RMDQ total score was 4.288. The researcher also found an association between the duration of pain and the lower back pain disturbing the work with a disability. Conclusion: From the point of view of the researcher, the socio-demographic section that was mentioned above was associated with the cause of disability. So to create awareness among the people, to advise people to take treatment after affecting any pain immediately, control or maintain co-morbidities in a normal range, maintain the working position in a right posture, and modify the working environment to relieve pain and also disability. Because disease leads to disability Keywords: Disability, Low back pain, Physiotherapy