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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)

J Nov Physiother

ISSN: 2165-7025 JNP, an open access journal

Physiotherapy 2017

November 27-29, 2017

November 27-29, 2017 Dubai, UAE

International Conference on

Physiotherapy

The primary purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of low back, shoulder and neck pain

among students

Rabab Kompal

Royal Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan

Purpose:

The primary purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of low back, shoulder and neck pain among

students studying in senior semesters of medical departments of private university The University of Faisalabad.

Methods:

Validated and Reliable Standardized Nordic Questionnaire was used to collect data from randomly selected one

hundred and twenty three students out of one hundred and seventy seven students. Questionnaire riveted on shoulder, neck

and low back pain in past year and past week.

Results:

Mean age of respondents was (22.4 ± 1.3) years. 56.1% students reported low back pain, 52.0% students reported neck

pain and 27.6% students reported shoulder pain during last 12 months. Students reported low back pain39.8%, 28.5% students

reported neck pain and 11.4% students reported pain in both shoulders during last 7 days. Low back pain reduced more level

of work activity and leisure activity (36.6% and 35%) respectively as compare to neck pain (31.7% and 30.3%) and shoulder

pain(13% and 10.6%). Results of independent sample t-test showed that Prevalence of neck and low back pain increases as their

year of study increases or as they progress to higher grades (p=0.014, p=0.000) respectively. Prevalence of neck pain increases

with the increasing age of students (p=0.025). However, there was no statistical significance (p>0.05) for average working

hours, weight, height, body mass index and shoulder, neck and low back pain.

Conclusion:

Low back and neck pain were relatively common among students frommedical departments. Neck, low back pain

reduced student’s work and leisure activity markedly. Further assessment is needed to find out contributing factors and steps

must be taken to prevent prevalence rate.

Keywords:

Low back pain, Neck pain, Shoulder pain, Students, Faisalabad

Rabab Kompal, J Nov Physiother 2017, 7:6(Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C1-020