Buffalohump and non - specific neck pain – a correlation study

Background: To infer the relationship between buffalo hump and non - specific neck pain.
Methods: 101 subjects were screened by convenience sampling. The buffalo hump was measured using the Vernier Caliper and Neck Circumference measurement and Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire was taken from all the subjects. Correlation between neck pain and buffalo hump was analyzed using the Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Chi- square test and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to measure association between nutritional status i.e. Body Mass Index with neck pain as well as with the buffalo hump.
Results:NPQ showed negative correlation with the buffalo hump (r= -0.0394, p= 0.7154). When BMI was taken into consideration, there was significant association shown between the BMI and Buffalo Hump (p = 0.0001*), but neck pain showed negative correlation with BMI (p=0.3031).
Conclusions:There was no statistical evidence shown between BMI and neck pain but a statistical correlation was evident between BMI and Buffalo hump presence. Women showed to have the presence of the buffalo hump, which was mainly seen amongst female college going students.