Abstract
Background and objective: Postmenopausal women are subjected to various health issues amongst whichthe musculoskeletal conditions are most prevalent. Various studies have been done to find out the prevalenceof numerous menopausal symptoms but, there are very few studies done especially in India to evaluate theburden of various musculoskeletal disorders using standardized questionnaire.Objective: To find out the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among postmenopausal women.Methods: A total 351 postmenopausal women were screened as per inclusion and exclusion criteria fromS.D.M College of medical sciences and hospital, Dharwad. Data was obtained on sociodemographic andregion wise musculoskeletal pain using standardized Nordic questionnaire.Results: The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among postmenopausal women was found to be 56%with mean age of onset of menopause as 46 yrs. Region wise analysis of musculoskeletal pain amongpostmenopausal women showed back (57%) and knee (72%) pain to be most prevalent.Conclusion: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in postmenopausal was considered to be higher in this partof India. Most of the postmenopausal women are affected with musculoskeletal pain mainly in the back andknee regions and the causes for the same are multifactorial among Indian population.
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