Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Low back pain in pregnancy – incidence & risk factors

  • Author:
  • Vijayan Gopalakrishna Kurup1, V K Mohandas Kurup2, T M Jayasree3, A John William Felix4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 133 to 137

1Professor, Vinayaka Mission's College of Physiotherapy, Salem

2Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, RMMC & H, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu

3Reader, Dept. of Community Medicine, RMMC, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu

4Reader cum Bio-statistician, Dept. of Community Medicine, RMMC, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu

Online published on 31 October, 2012.

Abstract

The incidence of women who experience low back pain during their pregnancy ranges from 24% to 90% for different population samples in both retrospective and prospective studies. This study was conducted in order to assess the incidence of LBP and to identify the possible risk factors for LBP during pregnancy by using an epidemiological design.

Keywords

Low back pain, Pregnancy, Incidence, Risk factors