Characteristics of neck pain among the patients attended at musculoskeletal unit, CRP

Abstract

Purpose: To identify the characteristics of neck pain among the patient attending in Musculoskeletal unit, CRP. Objectives: to explore the socio demographic information of people suffered with neck pain; to identify the lifestyle related information of people suffered with neck pain; to find out the information about vulnerable posture suffered with neck pain and to focus the work and posture related information and the severity of pain. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted with a structured and close ended interviewer administered questionnaire to collect information from 55 neck pain patient in respects through convenient sampling procedure. Data was numerically coded and captured in Microsoft excel, using an SPSS 16.0 version software program. Results: Among 55 participants with neck pain, This study showed female participants about 54.50% were most affected part predominantly rather than Male (45.5%) and its contributory portion were combination of occupation like job, service holder etc about 45.50%, Majority of the participants came from rural area (50.90%), maximum participants represents were between 51-60 years of age, 92.70% participants feeling pain during movement, maximum patients complain with moderate neck pain (63.60%), 61.80% participants were having fair health status and highest number of participants having radiating pain (58.20%) and also 40.0% patient not having any previous episode of neck pain, 67.3% participants preferred side lying position during sleeping, large number of participants experienced as intermittent pain that was about 58.2% where as pain frequency for maximum participants were constant & that was 40%, Most of the participants sitting for most of the time in a day (52.7%). Conclusion: The result of the current study indicates that higher prevalence of neck pain can be involved the characteristics percentage among people in Bangladesh. These study to them a baseline for the physiotherapy services provision for the patient with neck pain.