Prevalance of Self Medication Versus Physiotherapy Consultation With Low Back Pain

Elite College of Management Sciences, Gujranwala, Pakistan377 enrolled

Overview

The main objective of this study is to determine the prevalance of physiotherapy consultation and self medication in universities students with low back pain

This is a comparative cross sectional study that conducted among 377 students with complaint of low back pain . Convenient sampling technique is used . Data is analyzed with statistical package for social Science (SPSS)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

377

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-25years * Symptom of low back pain from last 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic systemic disease * Trauma * Fracture of lumber spine

Locations (1)

Elite college of managment sciences satallite town Gujranwala

Guiranwala, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Standardize Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

It is widely used to assess symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders, particularly in the neck, shoulders, back, and lower extremities

Time frame: 5 weeks

Pain Medicine Attitude Questionaire

A tool used to measure patients' concerns and beliefs about taking analgesics for pain.

Time frame: 5 weeks

Med Risk 5 Likert scale instrument toll Questionnaire

A tool, typically using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree) to evaluate patient experiences in outpatient physiotherapy, consisting of 12-20 items.

Time frame: 5 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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