Examination of The Levels of Neck and Back Pain Seen in Women During Lactation

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Objective: We aimed to examine the level of neck and low back pain of women during lactation, and impact on daily living activities of pain level in our study.

Materials and Methods: The study included 50 women. Question form determining the sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the cases, Oswestry Disability İndeks (ODI) and Neck Pain and Disability Index (NPDI) were administered by face-to-face interview method. In the statistical evaluation of the data, one way analysis of variance and t test was used.

Results: The mean age of the women was 28.48±4.21 years. The women included in the research were on mean 4.07±1.88 months postpartum. The mean ODI total score was 26.20±13.09. The mean score of NPDI was 29.990±14.46. There was no significant relationship between the total scores of  ODI  and NPDI scores in demographic and clinic characteristics (p>0.05). Women participating in the research were found to have an Oswestry pain score of 0-3 months postpartum, higher than the total scores of 4-6 months postpartum (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Oswestry Pain Scale and Neck Pain and Disability Index for the women participated for research shows that average pain of total scores indicate that there is a slight functional loss in the daily living activities. As the time passed after the give a birth, the gynecological traces of women were found to be diminished in the women with the low back pain levels and the functional loss in their daily living activities. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Period of Lactation,Neck Pain,Low Back Pain

Laktasyon Dönemindeki Kadınların Bel ve Boyun Ağrı Seviyelerinin İncelenmesi

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Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, laktasyon dönemindeki kadınların bel ve boyun ağrı seviyelerini ve ağrının günlük yaşam aktivitelerine etkisini incelemekti.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya 50 kadın dahil edildi. Olguların, sosyodemografik ve obstetrik özelliklerini belirleyen genel değerlendirme formu dolduruldu. Olguların bel ağrıları Oswestry Disabilite İndeksi (ODİ) ile boyun ağrıları Boyun Ağrı ve Disabilite İndeksi (BADİ) ile değerlendirildi. Verilerin istatistiksel değerlendirmesinde Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi ve t testi kullanıldı.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen olguların yaş ortalaması 28,48±4,21 yıldı. Olguların doğumdan sonra geçen süresi ortalama 4,07±1,88 aydı. ODİ total puan ortalaması 26,20±13,09, BADİ total puan ortalaması ise 29,99±14,46 olarak bulundu. Kadınların demografik/klinik özellikleriyle ODİ total puanı ve BADİ total puanı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı. (p>0,05) Çalışmaya katılan bireylerde doğum sonrası 0-3 aylık dönemde olan olguların ODİ puanı, 4-6 ay döneminde olanlardan daha yüksekti (p<0,05).

Sonuç: Çalışmaya dahil edilen kadınların ODİ ve BADİ total puan ortalamaları, ağrılarının günlük yaşamlarında hafif fonksiyonel kayba neden olduğunu göstermektedir. Doğum sonrası aylar ilerledikçe bel ağrı seviyelerinin azalması ile günlük yaşamlarındaki fonksiyonel kaybın gerilediği görülmektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Laktasyon Dönemi,Boyun Ağrısı,Bel Ağrısı

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