Abstract:
Purpose: To find out the associated risk factors of low back pain among orthopedic
surgeons. Objective: To find out socio demographic characteristics, to know the health
related information, to find out professional factors related information, to determine the
pain related information, to determine association related variable. Methodology: A cross
sectional study design was chosen to achieve the objective of the study, with a structured
and closed ended interviewer administered questionnaire to collect information from
orthopedic surgeon with low back pain in respects through purposive sampling technique.
Data will be numerically coded and captured in Microsoft excel, using an SPSS version
software program. Result: The aim of the study was to find out associated risk factors of
low back pain among orthopedic surgeons. A various factor related to socio demography,
health related factor, professional factor and pain related factors explored the reason of
low back pain among orthopedic surgeons. In this study found that less than 40 years of
age of the Orthopedic surgeons are more suffered from Low back pain compared to 41 to
50 years age and more than 50 years of age because of enormous daily working hours,
prolong standing during working, long time stayed in awkward position and did more
surgery from others age group. In this study, Professor among orthopedic surgeons were
suffered more from LBP from consultant for the job experience and surgery experience
but this study showed that young age <40 years more suffered from LBP. Conclusion:
One of the most common forms of occupational injury is LBP, which is found to occur
nearly twice as frequently in the healthcare industry as in other occupations. Orthopedic
surgeons have low back pain for their daily working hours, surgery, awkward position,
movement repetition, BMI, lack of physical activity, smoking. Among orthopedic
surgeons low back pain for common for their job experience and health related factors.
Key words: Pain, Low back pain, Orthopedic surgeon, Risk factors
Description:
A thesis is submitted to the SSARC Regional Interprofessional Master’s Program in Rehabilitation Science of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in conformity with the requirements for the Degree of M.Sc. in Rehabilitation Science, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
