Anam Ashfaq, Umair Ahmed, Haza Nazia Kausar.
Frequency of Sacroiliac Joint Pain among the Health Care Professionals.
Pak J Physical Therapy Jan ;1(3):16-9.

Highlights: Sarcoiliac joint pain among health care professionals was assessed Data collected from various hospitals of Lahore Prevalence and intensity of sacroiliac joint pain Abstract: Prolong standing is the cause that can affect the sacroiliac joint most. Lower back surgery, traumatic history, repetitive trauma , degenerative changes and infiammation are the causes of sacroiliac joint pain (SJP). Objective: To find out the frequency of sacroiliac joint pain among health care professionals. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in Jinnah Hospital, General Hospital, Services Hospital and Ittefaq Hospital, Lahore, 883 health care professionals were included. 52.3% were males and 47.7% females, aged between 25 years to 70 years having mean age 35.96 +- (8.814SD)years. A self-generated questionnaire with Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) was used to find the prevalence and intensity of SJP among health care professionals. Results: The frequency of SJP was only 11.4% in health care professionals. The mean rate of intensity of pain was 5.31(+-1.832 SD), the minimum pain intensity was 2 and maximum pain intensity was 10 by using NPRS. Prolonged standing (71.3%), prolonged sitting (62.4%), bending (62.4%) and weight lifting (55.4%) were the activities that affected the sacroiliac joint. Conclusions: It was observed that the SJP was not highly prevalent among health care professionals. According to NPRS, the intensity of pain was also mild and prolonged standing could affect the sacroiliac joint mostly, including other causes like trauma, infiammation, degenerative changes etc.

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