Teresa Vanlalpeki

Zoram Medical College & Hospital, Falkawn, India

Abstract Title: Association between rural work practices and low back pain in Mizoram: a case-control study

Biography: Teresa Vanlalpeki has completed her Bachelor and Master in Physiotherapy (MPT) in Community Physiotherapy from a well-known reputed Physiotherapy College – JSS College of Physiotherapy, Mysore, Karnataka, India. Currently pursuing Ph.D. at National Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) University, Jaipur, Rajasthan. She has published 2 papers in reputed journals and has been working as a physiotherapist in Zoram Medical College & Hospital (ZMCH) since 2023.

Research Interest: Background: The Mizo people (Mizo hnam) are an ethnic group of north-eastern India, western Burma (Myanmar), and eastern Bangladesh. Agriculture is the mainstay and the major source of income and employment. Mizoram practices traditional subsistence agriculture as about half of the state’s total population is involved. Objectives: Primary objective is to identify the risk factors contributing to low back pain in the middle-aged working population of Mizoram. Methods: The sample was collected from Presbyterian Church of India members of Mizoram in Aizawl District. The church secretary announced in church and the people who attended church between the age group of 40- 55 were given a questionnaire. Those replying to the questionnaire were included in the study. Data Analysis: Data analysis was done using SPSS version 22.0 and significance was considered as p? 0.05, descriptive statistics and frequencies were taken. The odds ratio was calculated by weighting cases by frequency and crosstabs. Results: A bamboo basket increase in hours/ week OR is more, >10 hours/week is 6.894. The load on the shoulder of carrying water is 2.356. People having more than one job versus no secondary job OR is 13.895, farming practices 2-4 hours/ day versus no farming practices OR is 9.579. Conclusion: People having more than one job, farming practices, a long-standing, bamboo basket used for more hours per week, and mode of carrying water- load on the shoulder is at high risk. Keywords: low back pain, back pain, risk factors, middle-aged, farmer, India, China, lumbago, sciatica pain, biomechanical factor