Menstrual Disorders and their Influence on Low Back Pain among Japanese Nurses

摘要: An increasing body of evidence now suggests that menstrual disorders may influence the development Low Back Pain (LBP) among women reproductive age. To investigate this issue in Japan, we conducted a large cross-sectional survey female nurses from university teaching hospital during 2008. Nurses reported wide range symptoms both prior to and menstruation, including breast tenderness, stomach pain, light headedness fatigue. Around three-quarters had experienced at least one episode LBP previous 12-months, with most lasting week or less. Increasing weight was correlated an increased risk affecting their daily activities (OR: 12.94, 95%CI: 1.54-116.56). Having three more children reduced experiencing 0.13, 0.01-0.97). who tenderness menstruation were twice as likely suffer 2.09, 1.20-3.73), while those almost interfered 1.85, 1.06-3.32). Overall, our study Japanese nurses, although magnitude effect appears be less than some research.