Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Bike Riders”. A Cross Sectional Study

Low Back Pain in Bike Riders

Authors

  • Shah Rukh Sultan Department of Physiotherapy, Salamat Hospital, Gujranwala, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Naeem Atta Mansoorah Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Osama Siddiqui Dr. Essa Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Center, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Hamza Yaqoob PSRD College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Summer Abbas University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England
  • Anoosha Sajid Arthritis and Spine Care Clinic, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Ali Hayder Horizon Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Sania Maqbool Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.93

Keywords:

Pain, Prevalence, Bike riders

Abstract

Low back pain is a leading problem in bike riders and is increasing day by day due to faulty posture during bike riding. Objective: To find out the prevalence of low back pain in occupational and non-occupational bike riders. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted on 200 bike riders who were professional as well as non-professional riders. Data were collected using Oswestry Questionnaire. Results: Results showed that 52.5% bike riders had low back pain, this was further divided on severity of pain, 32% have mild pain on the movement, 11% experienced moderate pain, 5% bike riders experienced fairly severe pain during movement, 3% of the bike riders have very severe pain at movement, where as 1% of the bike riders are those whose pain worst imaginable at the movement. Conclusions: This study sums up that prevalence of low back pain is higher among occupational and non-occupational bike riders who were exposed to bike riding five or more hours a day. This also had a high effect on their sitting, standing, managing self-care and traveling. This study concluded that more than 52.5% bike riders had low back pain.

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DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.93
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Sultan , S. R. ., Naeem Atta, M. ., Siddiqui, O. ., Yaqoob, H. . ., Abbas, S. ., Sajid , A. ., Hayder , A. ., & Maqbool, S. . (2022). Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Bike Riders”. A Cross Sectional Study: Low Back Pain in Bike Riders. Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 3(04), 18–22. https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.93

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