FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS IN AN AMBULATORY CARE PHYSIOTHERAPY

Abstract

Introduction: Low back pain is a painful condition that affects the region between the last ribs and the gluteal folds and is the second highest painful disorder that affects humans. Often leads to disability, representing a major cause of morbidity, leading many workers to generating high absenteeism and health costs. This pain has a high impact on the functionality of the carrier, so that more effective interventions have been directed more to the recovery of function than to achieve a cure. Objective: To assess the functional impact of low back pain patients in an outpatient physical therapy care in Salvador, Bahia. Methods: An observational cross-sectional, based on secondary data through analysis of medical records of 321 patients with low back pain, which used a structured and the results analyzed using SPSS version 14.0 for Windows. Results: The severe back pain was the most frequent (56.1%), predominantly affecting adults (60.4%), women (78.7%) with high functional impact (60.5%). The inability to perform activities of daily living dysfunction was more prevalent (59.2%), and 47.4% reported change in gait associated with decreased ROM and FM. 74.1% considered themselves independent of the sample, while 16.8% need help, and 8.4% of the assisted use crutches. An association of functionality with the worsening of severe intensity (p <0.001). Conclusion: There was a predominance of severe pain, burning, steadily, in adult females. These patients with low back pain have alterations in ADLs, and gait with decreased ROM and FM, although they are independent.