study on Mehanical Low back pain

ABSTRACT

Low back pain is a socioeconomic problem of tremendous impact, producing major costs, suffering and in a minority of patients chronic disability. To know the commonest mechanical disorder causing low hack pain. 314 patients attending outpatient clinic of Rheumatology and. Rehabilitation in National Institute of Neuromotor Rehabilitation in two months suffering Mechanical Low back pain are subjected to this study. Careful disease history. Careful clinical examination for lumbo-sacral spine. Plain x-ray for lumbosacral spine A/P and lateral views for all patients. MRI for lumbosacral spine for patients with low hack pain with suspected herniated disc and spinal stenosis. Mechanical disorders causing low back pain Back strain Herniated disc Lumbar spondylosis-Spondylolithesis Adult scoliosis, The commonest mechanical disorder causing low back pain was as follows Lumbar spondylosis 239 cases [76, 114%] Herniated disc 26 cases, [8, 28%] Back strain 10 cases, [3, 18%] Spondylolithesis 10 cases, [3, 18%] Spinal stenosis 3 cases, [0, 95%] No cases with Adult scolions. In our study the commonest mechanical disorder causing low back pain was lumbar spondylosis [76,114%] followed by herniated disc [8, 28%]