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

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 ？ndeks (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