Symposium on ‘Lower Back Pain: Understanding the Science, Challenging the Myths, and Empowering Our Practices’

Kismet  Hossain-Ibrahim; AKM  Akhtaruzzaman; Abdullah  Salman; Raad  Kazi; Md Nazrul  Hossain

doi:10.62848/bjpain.v5i2.3919

Authors

Kismet Hossain-Ibrahim Visiting Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery; Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute Organization, Dhaka. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3733-4851
AKM Akhtaruzzaman Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, Analgesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2427-1863
Abdullah Salman Department of Neurosurgery; Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute; Dhaka, Bangladesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-8597
Raad Kazi Assistant Registrar, Department of Neurosurgery, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0739-8114
Md Nazrul Hossain Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9057-7265

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62848/bjpain.v5i2.3919

Keywords:

LBP, CES, Pain intervention, Surgery, Multidisciplinary management

Abstract

Over six hundred million people globally are suffering from lower back pain (LBP), with 80% affected at some point in their lives. In Bangladesh, the age-standardized prevalence rate of LBP is 19.4%. This highlights LBP as a major public health issue impacting quality of life, workforce productivity, and healthcare costs. A multidisciplinary symposium was held on 26th November 2025 at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh, to discuss effective management strategies for LBP, involving experts from various medical fields. The symposium aimed to raise awareness among practitioners about the challenges of LBP, evaluate current practices, identify treatment gaps, and propose collaborative prevention strategies for acute and chronic cases, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary approaches to LBP management.