Neuromuscular diseases seen in district head quarters hospital, sargodha, pakistan

Objective: To find the frequency of neuro muscular diseases in the patients coming to physiotherapy department of District Head Quarter Teaching Hospital (DHQ) Sargodha and correlate it with the factor of gender and their common symptoms present Methodology: This Observational study was conducted among patients visiting department of physiotherapy of DHQ Sargodha from July 1, to December 30, 2017. All age group patients were included having neuromuscular diseases Results: Out of 183 neuromuscular patients, 97(53%) were suffering from cervical radiculopathy, followed by sciatica (26.22%) and Bell's palsy (13.11%). These conditions were more common in females as compared to males Conclusion: Neuromuscular diseases are common in our community. Cervical radiculopathy was the commonest followed by sciatica and Bell's palsy. Pain was major complaint and female patient ratio was more than males. (author)