Association between suitability of bra fit and pectoral girdle myalgia in Nigerian women

Autor:	Lester J Lee, D O Odebiyi, Happiness Anulika Aweto, M.O.B. Olaogun, Ayodeji A Oluwole, A I Aiyegbusi, Olumide A Gbadebo
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	myalgia medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Arm elevation Pectoral girdle business.industry fungi Rehabilitation Population Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Shoulder neck pain Internal medicine medicine Physical therapy medicine.symptom business education
Zdroj:	International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 22:428-433
ISSN:	1759-779X 1741-1645
DOI:	10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.9.428
Popis:	Background/Aims: Bra cup size has been shown to be associated with shoulder–neck pain, or pectoral girdle myalgia (PGM), in women. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PGM in a population of Nigerian women and investigate the association of PGM with the congruence of measured vs reported bra size. Methods: A total of 291 females aged 15–50 years completed a 31-item, closed-ended questionnaire, which collected information on biodata, prevalence of PGM, and bra use. Bra size was recorded as reported by the participants and as measured by one of the investigators. A chi-squared test was used to determine the association between age, cup size, congruence of measured vs reported bra size, and occurrence of PGM. Results: The 12-month prevalence of PGM was 44% (n=122). Having tightly pulled straps was the factor most commonly reported to worsen PGM (n=75, 58.9%). Removing the bra was the factor most commonly reported to relieve pain (n=94, 73.4%). Of the 252 respondents (86.6%) who claimed to know their bra size, only 63 (25%) were correct when their bra size was measured. Self-selection was the most common method for determining bra size (n=224, 77.3%). There was no association between age, cup size, congruence of measured vs reported bra size, and occurrence of PGM (p>0.05). Conclusions: PGM 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 PGM (χ2=4.12; p=0.040), a finding that requires further exploration.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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