Low back pain is known as the utmost common health problem among all the population around the globe. Objective: Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder involving nerves, muscles and bones of back. It may be associated with a several risk factors like family history, BMI, ergonomics of occupation, exercise habits and stress. A study was conducted to determine the frequency of Low Back Pain and to determine its risk factors among health care professionals. Methods: A cross sectional

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... udy was conducted among health care professionals at Jinnah hospital Lahore, Pakistan, for a period of four months after the approval of synopsis. Convenient sampling technique was used and all patients during study interval were fulfilling the inclusion criteria. A total of 64 participants were included of age range from18 to 60 years. Data were analysed by using SPSS Version 16.0. Results: The prevalence of LBP among health care professionals is 67%. Among subjects 58 were below 40 years and 6 were over 40 years, 26 reported to have a family history of LBP, 24 participants do exercise, 43 have normal BMI, 12 were overweight, 8 were obese and 1 was underweight. 58 respondents were mildly stressed and 6 were moderately stressed. Conclusions: Frequency of low back pain was high in health care professionals with a high frequency in females. Most of the subjects have normal BMI and low perceived stress score