Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify the prevalence of pregnancy related
low back pain among the pregnant women at selected hospitals in Bangladesh.
Objective: The objective of the study was to find out the vulnerable age group of low
back pain during pregnancy, discover the frequency of low back pain in the different
trimesters of pregnancy and explore the information about the LBP & occupation of
the pregnant women. Methodology: The study was performed in cross sectional study
design. The study was conducted on musculoskeletal condition. The sample was
collected through simple random sampling procedure and the samples were 100. The
data was collected from Matrisadan O Shishu Shastho Proshikkhon Protisthan,
Ajimpur, Care Hospital, Mohammadpur, 2
nd Urban primary healthcare Project, Savar,
Dhaka. The data was collected through questionnaire with face to face interview. The
questions were structured and some close ended and some open ended. Data was
analyzed with Microsoft Office Excel 2007 using SPSS 16 version software program.
Result: In this study it was found that, the prevalence of Low back pain among the
pregnant women was 51%.It is mostly occurred in more than 26 years old pregnant
women. The housewives were mostly complaints of Low back pain. In case of 1st
pregnancy or primigravida, low back pain was experienced most, it was 45.1% and in
the 2
nd trimester of pregnancy percentage of feeling low back pain was most, and it
was 47.06%. Conclusion: Low back pain is very common during pregnancy. But
there is lack of proper treatment of this Low back pain. They were not aware about
existing physiotherapy services. Proper physiotherapy could be helpful to minimize
this pain and prevent other pregnancy related complications also. So, in respect of
Bangladesh, it is important to introduce obstetrical physiotherapy. This study can
form a baseline for the physiotherapy service provision for the pregnant women with
Low back pain.
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh:
