Low back pain prevalence in Turkish pregnant women1

IntroductionCompleteness of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study data is acknowledged as a limitation. To date, no study has evaluated this issue for low back pain, a leading contributor to disease burden globally.MethodsWe retrieved reports, in any language, based on citation details from the GBD 2017 study website. Pairs of raters independently extracted the following data: number of prevalence reports tallied across countries, age groups, gender and years from 1987 to 2017. We also considered if studies enrolled a representative sample and/or used an acceptable measure of low back pain.ResultsWe retrieved 488 country-level reports that provide prevalence data for 103 of 204 countries (50.5%), with most prevalence reports (61%) being for high-income countries. Only 16 countries (7.8%) have prevalence reports for each of the three decades of the GBD. Most of the reports (79%) did not use an acceptable measure of low back pain when estimating prevalence.ConclusionWe found incomplete coverage across countries and time, and limitations in the primary prevalence studies included in the GBD 2017 study. This means there is considerable uncertainty about GBD estimates of low back pain prevalence and the disease burden metrics derived from prevalence.

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Plantar Pressure Changes and Their Relationships with Low Back Pain during Pregnancy Using Instrumented Insoles

Journal of Sensors ◽

10.1155/2019/1567584 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Fernando Martínez-Martí ◽

Olga Ocón-Hernández ◽

María Sofía Martínez-García ◽

Francisco Torres-Ruiz ◽

Antonio Martínez-Olmos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Plantar Pressure ◽

Center Of Pressure ◽

Low Cost ◽

Low Back ◽

Gait Parameters ◽

Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽

Pain Prevalence ◽

Pressure Changes

Low back pain affects around 50% of pregnant women and presents significant morbidity and persistence for years in 20% of postpartum women who report that pain. Numerous studies have documented gait alterations during pregnancy and postpartum. Therefore, an analysis of the relationship between certain gait parameters and low back pain was attempted using low-cost validated instrumented insoles. This work presents a longitudinal cohort study carried out during routine gynecological follow-up visits in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy at an Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. Sample size was 62. Plantar pressure data were collected with specially designed instrumented insoles containing four force sensors to measure peak pressure, center of pressure, and stance phase time in each foot and in each pregnancy trimester. The analysis was carried out on a two-dimensional level, simultaneously considering the data from both feet using Hotelling’s T2 test. This longitudinal study detected relationships between certain gait parameter changes and low back pain during pregnancy. It revealed a cyclic tendency of low back pain prevalence with a maximum in the second trimester and a decrease in the third trimester, which was correlated with alterations of the pregnant gait: excessive foot pronation and rearfoot pressure increase.

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On the quantitative relationships between individual/occupational risk factors and low back pain prevalence using nonparametric approaches

Joint Bone Spine ◽

10.1016/j.jbspin.2011.01.014 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 78 (6) ◽

pp. 619-624 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Fady Mendelek ◽

Rania Bou Kheir ◽

Isabelle Caby ◽

André Thevenon ◽

Patrick Pelayo

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Occupational Risk ◽

Low Back ◽

Occupational Risk Factors ◽

Pain Prevalence

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Association between Pain in Adolescence and Low Back Pain in Adulthood: Studying a Cohort of Mine Workers

Pain Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2017/3569231 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

David Jonsson ◽

Lage Burström ◽

Tohr Nilsson ◽

Jens Wahlström ◽

Hans Pettersson

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Relative Risk ◽

Text Messaging ◽

Health Examination ◽

Low Back ◽

Mixed Design ◽

Retrospective Design ◽

Pain Prevalence ◽

Mine Workers

Purpose. To study the association of self-reported pain in adolescence with low back pain (LBP) in adulthood among mine workers and, also, study associations between the presence of LBP over 12-month or one-month LBP intensity during a health examination and daily ratings of LBP three and nine months later. Methods. Mixed design with data collected retrospectively, cross-sectionally, and prospectively. Data was collected using a questionnaire during a health examination and by using self-reported daily ratings of LBP three and nine months after the examination. Results. Pain prevalence during teenage years was 55% and it was 59% at age 20. Pain during teenage years had a relative risk of 1.33 (95% confidence interval 1.03–1.73) of LBP 12 months prior to the health examination, but with no associations with LBP intensity or LBP assessed by text messaging. Pain at age 20 years was not associated with any measure of LBP in adulthood. Daily ratings of LBP were associated with LBP during the health examination three and nine months earlier. Conclusions. There were no clear associations between self-reported pain in adolescence and LBP in adulthood. Self-reported daily ratings of LBP were associated with LBP from the health examination. Possible limitations for this study were the retrospective design and few participants.

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Global low back pain prevalence and years lived with disability from 1990 to 2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Annals of Translational Medicine ◽

10.21037/atm.2020.02.175 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 299-299 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Aimin Wu ◽

Lyn March ◽

Xuanqi Zheng ◽

Jinfeng Huang ◽

Xiangyang Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Burden Of Disease ◽

Global Burden Of Disease ◽

Global Burden ◽

Low Back ◽

Pain Prevalence ◽

Disease Study ◽

Years Lived With Disability

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A school-based survey of recurrent non-specific low-back pain prevalence and consequences in children

Health Education Research ◽

10.1093/her/cyg025 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 284-289 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Author(s):

M. A. Jones

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

School Based ◽

Pain Prevalence

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CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF BASTI KARMA AND RASARAJ RASA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRIDHRASI (SCIATICA)

November 2020 - International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ◽

10.46607/iamj1808102020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 4684-4693

Author(s):

Mishra Meenu ◽

Shivhare Shwetal ◽

Sharma Vivek

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Symptomatic Relief ◽

Leg Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Nerve Roots ◽

Pain Prevalence ◽

Treatment Observation

Background: Sciatica is the most common disorder which affects the quality of life of individual. Sciatica is the set of symptoms which is caused by a pinching and /or irritation of one of the three lowest nerve roots that make up the giant sciatic nerve and causing a low back pain and leg pain. Prevalence of sciatica ranges from 2% to 40% worldwide. In Ayurveda sciatica has a high resemblance with Gridhrasi, which comes under Samanyaja Vikara and Nanatmaja Vatavikara. Aim & Objectives: To study the effect of Dashmooladi Niruha Basti with Rasaraj Rasa in the management of Gridhrasi (Sciatica) and to find out an effective Ayurvedic management for Gridhrasi (Sciatica). Material and Methods: An open clinical study with Dasmooladi Niruha Basti with Rasaraj Rasa was done in 10 patients of Gridhrasi (sciatica). 10 clini-cally diagnosed patients of Gridhrasi (sciatica), registered at the Kayachikitsa OPD of Pt. Khushilal Sharma Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital Bhopal. The patients were treated with Dasmooladi Niruha Basti along with Rasaraj Rasa. Duration of study is 30 days. Assessment was done on the basis of symptomatic relief and change in the degree of SLR test after treatment. Observation: Dasmooladi Niruha Basti and Rasaraj Rasa yielded symptomatic relief and increased the degree of SLR test after treatment. The overall effect of the treatment in all patients suggested that, complete cure was not in any patient. Three patients were markedly improved, and seven patients were moderately improved. None of patients remained unchanged. Conclu-sion: On the basis of result obtained, it can be concluded that Dasmooladi Niruha Basti and Rasaraj Rasa can be used as an effective treatment in the management of Gridhrasi (sciatica).

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Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Delphi Definitions of Low Back Pain Prevalence into Swedish (Swedish DOLBaPP)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1063420/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Enthoven ◽

Yvonne Lindbäck ◽

Allan Abbott ◽

Emma Gustafsson ◽

Elias Lindholm ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Face Validity ◽

Expert Committee ◽

Low Back ◽

Review Committee ◽

Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽

Pain Prevalence

Abstract Background: Previous studies on the prevalence of low back pain have found large variations between different population-based studies. The use of different definitions could partly explain these differences. In a Delphi study 28 experts in back pain research agreed on standardized items: the "Delphi Definitions of Low Back Pain Prevalence” (DOLBaPP). The Delphi DOLBaPP needs to be adapted to different languages and cultures. The aim was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English definitions and corresponding Delphi Definitions of Low Back Pain Prevalence (DOLBaPP) questionnaire forms into Swedish.Methods: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Delphi DOLBaPP into Swedish was conducted following recommended guidelines. After the translation process, an expert committee including medical and language experts independently provided comments on the questionnaire. The pre-final online optimal questionnaire was pretested in 181 employees from the home care, education, and food and retail sectors.Results: The DOLBaPP questionnaire forms were translated successfully into Swedish and cross-culturally adapted with few linguistic changes. Face validity of the translated version of the questionnaire was considered good by the expert committee. In question 2 about low back pain, the expression "was this pain bad enough" was re-worded into "was the pain so strong". In the pre-test 92% of the participants found the questions in the questionnaire clear, 86% that the questionnaire covered the subject adequately, and 88% needed less than five minutes to complete the questionnaire. Fifteen percent had comments including linguistic issues and issues of expanding the content. The comments were not interpreted by the review committee as improving the language nor targeting the aim. After the pre-test, consensus was reached in the review committee on the final DOLBaPP-S.Conclusions: The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Delphi Definitions of Low Back Pain Prevalence into Swedish was successful, and the DOLBaPP-S can be used in epidemiological studies on the prevalence of LBP in Swedish speaking populations.

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