IJPR.2024.127
Type of Article: Original Research
Volume 12; Issue 5 (October 2024)
Page No.: 4784-4790
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2024.127
Prevalence of Acute Low Back Pain after Cesarean Delivery in Health Care Centers
Prerna Yadav 1, K. Suraj Kumar *2, Seema Sahu 3.
1 BPT Intern, Apollo College of Physiotherapy, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
*2 Assistant Professor, Apollo College of Physiotherapy, Anjora, Durg Chhattisgarh, India.
3 Assistant Professor, Apollo College of Physiotherapy, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. K Suraj Kumar, Assistant Professor, Apollo College Of Physiotherapy, Anjora, Durg – 491001, Chhattisgarh, India. E-Mail: surajnanda783@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Low back pain is the common problem faced by mothers after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Application of spinal anesthesia leads to severe acute and chronic low back pain post-delivery. Physiotherapy plays an important role during and after pregnancy as it helps in reducing the incidence of low back pain and others musculoskeletal pain post-delivery. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of acute low back pain after cesarean section and to assess the percentage of population aware about antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy and percentages had taken the treatment in Heath care centers.
Materials and methods: Study population comprised of 162 caesarean delivery females out of which 104 were selected of age between 19 to 35 having acute low back pain in postnatal cesarean ward of Heath care centers. Population was chosen through convenient sampling. Data collection tools were modified questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed through SPSS software Version 29.0.2.0(20). Prevalence and awareness were measured through descriptive statistics.
Result: 64.1% postpartum caesarean section females had low back pain under spinal anesthesia.18.2% had mild pain,34.6% had moderate pain,30.7% had severe pain and 16.4% had very severe pain. Only18.3% were aware of antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy out of which only 6.7% had taken treatment.81.7% were unaware and 93.3% had not taken physiotherapy treatment. Low back pain is dependent upon Occupation and daily activity of the patient, awareness about antenatal and postnatal treatment is dependent upon educational level and patient age is seen as an associative factor for the patient dependency.
Conclusion: Majority of postpartum caesarean delivery females complained of acute low back pain and very less had taken physiotherapy treatment during and after delivery. The majority were unaware about the antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy as they were not recommended by the gynecologist doctors.
Keywords: Acute back pain, Caesarean delivery, Spinal anesthesia, Antenatal, Postnatal, Physiotherapy, Awareness.
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