Association between bra use and pectoral girdle myalgia in nigeria: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Olumide A Gbadebo, D O Odebiyi, Happiness Anulika Aweto, Lester J Lee, A I Aiyegbusi, M.O.B. Olaogun, Ayodeji A Oluwole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
myalgia medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Pectoral girdle business.industry Cross-sectional study Population virus diseases General Medicine Shoulder neck pain stomatognathic system Internal medicine parasitic diseases medicine Physical therapy medicine.symptom education business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. 9:181-188 |
| ISSN: | 2052-4293 1759-7374 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/ajmw.2015.9.4.181 |
| Popis: | Background/Aims: Bra cup size is associated with pectoral girdle myalgia in women. this study investigated the prevalence of pectoral girdle myalgia in a population of nigerian women and the association of pectoral girdle myalgia with the congruence of measured vs reported bra size. Methods: 291 females aged 15–50 years completed a 31-item biodata questionnaire, which included questions on attributed pain to bra use. A chi-squared test was used to determine the association between age, cup size, congruence of measured vs reported bra size, and occurrence of pectoral girdle myalgia. Results: The 12-month prevalence of pectoral girdle myalgia was 44% (n=122). There was no association between age, cup size, congruence of measured vs reported bra size, and occurrence of pectoral girdle myalgia (p>0.05). Conclusions: Pectoral girdle myalgia was found to be common among the respondents. The fact that the size of bra worn was largely dependent on self-selection might have been responsible for the high number of respondents wearing wrong-sized bras. Working with the arms elevated had a significant association with the development of pectoral girdle myalgia (χ2=4.12, p=0.040), a finding that requires further exploration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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