Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of piriformis syndrome (PS) among undergraduate university health sciences students aged 18 to 25 and assess the significant predictors of PS regardless of its type and severe PS in particular.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital of a public university in Pakistan from December 2023 to May 2024.

Participants

A total of 190 subjects enrolled in the study who met the eligibility criteria, which included being an undergraduate health sciences student (medical and allied health specialities), aged 18 up to 25 years, and willing to participate in the study. Participants were selected using multistage random sampling.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

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SUBMITTER: Batool N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749530 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature