Evaluation of Relationship of Pain Intensity, Around of Waist and Bone Sensitiveness with Lomber DXA Resullts in Males and Females with Chronic Low Back Pain - Original Investigation

Abstract

Aim: Low back pain is important in developing countries.The pain can be chronic in %10.Osteoporosis is systemic skeletal disorder. BMD measurement is gold standart in diagnosis of osteoporosis.Pain, deformity and bone sensitiveness are clinical findings. In our study, DXA results have been compared with low back pain severity, around of waist and bone sensitiviness in both sexes. Patients and Methods: Fifteen males and 61 females patients with chronic mechanical low back pain participated our study. Average of the ages were 54,73±6,83 years for males and 57,48±12,94 years for females. Results: It is found that males’ length, weight and around of waist are more than females’ (p0,05). Conclusion: As a result, it is concluded that severity of pain, values of around of waist, and average of bone density have not relationship with DXA results and can not be used instead of DXA with chronic low back pain males and females. (From the World of Osteoporosis 2007;13:6-10)

Keywords

• Osteoporosis
• DXA
• chronic low back pain
• bone sensitiveness