Review Article
Relationship between Low Back Pain and Sleep Quality
| Catherine Siengsukon1, Nirmala Margaret Emmanuel RN2 and Neena K Sharma1* | |
| 1Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66223, USA | |
| 2College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India | |
| Corresponding Author : | Neena Sharma Assistant Professor Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS 66223, USA Tel: 913-588-4566 E-mail: nsharma@kumc.edu |
| Received May 30, 2013; Accepted July 17, 2013; Published July 19, 2013 | |
| Citation: Siengsukon C, Nirmala Margaret Emmanuel RN, Sharma NK (2013) Relationship between Low Back Pain and Sleep Quality. J Nov Physiother 3:168. doi:10.4172/2165-7025.1000168 | |
| Copyright: © 2013 Siengsukon C, et a. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is a rising health care issue across the globe effecting about 80% of the population worldwide and imposing an economic burden of at least $86 billion annually. LBP is defined as discomfort in the lumbosacralregion of the back that may or may not radiate to the legs, hips, and buttocks. LBP is commonly categorized as acute (6-weeks or shorter), subacute (up to 3 months) or chronic (>3 months) stages based on the duration of symptoms. Chronic low back pain, although only accounting for 5% of individuals with LBP, represents 75% of the total treatment costs
