Pattern and Pain Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders Attending to Physiotherapy Services in Selected Physiotherapy Centres of Dhaka City.
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2015-07
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Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common causes of severe
long-term pain and physical disability, affecting hundreds of millions of people around
the world. Among different modalities of treatment and management for musculoskeletal
pain, physiotherapy might be cost-effective. Objective: The aim of the study was to
determine the pattern and pain assessment of musculoskeletal disorders attending to
physiotherapy services in selected physiotherapy centers of Dhaka city. Materials and
method: It was a cross sectional study. Sample size was 400 and a pre-tested, modified,
semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using
SPSS software version 16.0. Results: Majority of the respondents (69.2%) belonged to
46-65 year age group with least in extreme age groups. Mean±SD of age was
33.58±12.33 years. Most of the respondents were male (69.2%). Study revealed that
neck pain (75.2%) was the major complaint followed by back pain (48.00%). Regarding
pattern of pain, intermittent (73.2%) type was predominant. Muscle spasm (29.2%) was
the main cause for musculoskeletal pain followed by degenerative diseases (27.5%). Of
the respondents 55.00% received traction, 91.25% exercise, 21.25% manipulation,
97.95% short wave diathermy, 85.00% ultrasound therapy, 33.75% infra red ray, and
12.75% electrical stimulation as physiotherapy treatment. There were statistically
significant difference between sex and severity of pain (p=0.019), educational status
and pain persisting time in years (p=0.000). There was also statistically highly
significant difference between severity of pain responses before and after physiotherapy
treatment (p=0.000). Conclusion: Study concluded that common areas of
musculoskeletal pain were neck followed by back and shoulder and pain characteristics
were intermittent, radiating, numbness, burning in nature. Respondents had taken
medication and different type of physiotherapy services, including traction, exercise,
short wave diathermy and ultrasound therapy.
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Musculoskeletal pain, manipulation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy
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AminMd Ruhul, Akhter Sanjida, Rahman Kazi Afzalur. Pattern and Pain Assessment of Musculoskeletal Disorders Attending to Physiotherapy Services in Selected Physiotherapy Centres of Dhaka City. Delta Medical College Journal. 2015 July; 3(2): 83-88.