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PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR LOW BACK PAIN IN YOUNG ADULTS: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Ali Umair, Dr. Amara Sarwar, Dr. Zaid Aslam

Almost 60-80% of adults must face low back pain once in their life period [1]. A study conducted by Andersson has stated that there is 15% incidence of low back pain in adults globally and the point prevalence is 30% [2]. Another study has reported that minimum 50% adults will have an episode of LBP. Literature has reported that the most common reason to visit a physician is LBP which equally affect both genders men and women [3]. Many studies have reported that a very common problem residing among adults is low back pain which has the highest incidence in the third decade of life. [4] A reason stated by some authors is LBP in adults and children may happen because of high physical activity and growth spurts. A study has concluded that LBP is prevalent in subjects with a positive family history in parents or siblings [25]. Similar to this, our study also showed a statistically significant correlation between a positive family history and LBP. Similarly there is positive correlation between sports and other physical activity and low back pain many studies have demonstrated that participants having different types of sport activities have shown no incidence low back pain.