EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN AT MATURITY WITH LOW BACK PAIN AND ASSOCIATED COMORBIDITIES ATTENDED AT THE PHYSIOTHERAPY SCHOOL CLINIC

Abstract

Low back pain has a high incidence in the world, especially in the female population, in which the chances of chronicity are high. It is intended to evaluate the presence of chronic chronic low back pain nonspecific or not, and associated comorbidities in women at maturity. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with the evaluation forms that make up the database of the Physiotherapy School Clinic. The sample consisted of 38 female participants, aged between 35 and 60 years, who received care in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, and answered the sociodemographic form of evaluation of the spine approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of São Paulo, under the number CAAE: 55131916.7.0000.0065. The mean age of the participants was 50.6 years. Married 58%; Catholic religion 63%; complete high school 42%; were overweight 50%; manifested restless sleep 37%; reported tension-type headache 58%; pain in the regions (cervical and lumbar) 45% and only in the lumbar 31%; reported severe pain 50%; did not practice physical activity 60%; influencers of increased pain physical exertion 97%; sitting position 86%; and standing position 82%. Factors that relieve, 84% reported medication; 79% rest and 71% stretching exercises. The data evidenced are consistent with the literature, women are vulnerable due to household chores, hypoestrogenism, deficient education, increased body weight, sleep impairment, sedentary lifestyle contributing in the medium and long term to spinal damage. further studies expanding biomechanical and subjective physical aspects, such as emotional states, are important.