DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i06.020

Pages: 2412-2417

This descriptive cross sectional study, aimed to evaluate the lower back pain using conventional x-ray in soldiers patients. The problem of this study was no similar study done on this topic and no reference value for it. The study was done in 153 patients in range of age between 27-65 years came for back x-ray. The study was done in Ribat Hospital University in period from December 2017 to May 2018. The data was collected and analyzed by statistical package for social science and correlations person's coefficient. The study shows common causes of lower back pain were; 15.7%, Spondylitis 11.1%, multiple disc 11.1%, loss of lordosis 12.4%, hyper lordosis 7.8%, lumbar scoliosis 5.2%, compression fracture 8.5%, and spondylolysis 6.5%. There was significant relation between working years of soldier and x-ray findings and less significant relation between working place of soldier and x-ray findings (p=0.671, p=0.348) respectively.