Clinical Pattern of Neck Pain among the Patients Attending in the Department of Physical Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka

A study was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine, BSMMU, during the period ofJune 1996 to March 1997 to find out the clinical patterns of neck pain and their causes. A totalof 6476 patients attended the department of which 1360 (21.01%) patients presented with neckpain. Male and female ratio was 1:0.83. Highest number of patients was in the 40-49 years agegroup (41.44%). In respect to occupation, table workers constituted the majority (26.08%). Mostof the patients (79.64) were diagnosed as cervical spondylosis. By these findings we canconclude that the cervical spondylosis is the commonest pattern of presentation of neck pain inthe Department of Physical Medicine, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh.doi: 10.3329/taj.v15i2.3912TAJ December 2002; Vol.15(2): 74-77