Evaluation of the Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Methods in Patients with Mechanical Low Back Pain

Abstract Low back pain is a common and causes functional limitations, decreased quality of life, loss of workforce, and economic burden. Aim : Our aim is to evaluate to what extent patients with chronic mechanical low back pain use Complementary Alternative Treatment methods, which methods they frequently use, through which channels they use these methods, and their relationship with sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: 500 randomly selected male and female patients with chronic mechanical low back pain were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Sociodemographic characteristics and diagnoses of the patients who signed informed consent were recorded. The severity of back pain was evaluated with a visual analog scale, and their use of complementary alternative treatments was questioned. Conclusion : It is common to use complementary alternative treatments for low back pain. For this reason, it has revealed the need for comprehensive scientific research with high patient participation by physicians on this subject. Key Words: Back Pain, Physiotherapy Alternative Treatment