OWEN NGWATA.

Effect of low back pain on activities of daily living in patients seen at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka,Zambia:a cross sectional study the Oswestry disability index/ Owen Ngwata. - Lusaka, the university of Zambia, school of medicine 2016. - x,31p.:bill.

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the master of medicine degree in orthopaedics and trauma surgery of the university of Zambia.

Low back pain(LBP) is an important cause of disability and work absenteeism. World health organisation defines disability as impairment of activity limitations, participation restriction. The majority of low back pain stems from beningn musculoskeletal problems and it is refered to as non specific low back pain.


Backache.
Orthopaedics.