HighlightsThe study population shows high prevalence of neck pain.The factors were widowed, income, educational level, sitting posture and diseases.Prevention should emphasize sociodemographic, behavioral, and ergonomic factors.

Objective: To compare men and women with low back pain and identify the prevalence and some of its associated factors in a population-based sample of adults aged 20 and over a seven day period. Methods: Cross-sectional study based on a population survey. 600 individuals were interviewed on the following: (1) characteristics of the participants (i.e. demographic, socioeconomic, and labor aspects); (2) physical activity level (IPAQ); (3) musculoskeletal symptoms (Nordic Questionnaire). Descriptive, bivariate, and Poisson regression analyses were performed. Results: Overall prevalence of LBP was 28.8%, being 39.0% in men and 60.9% in women. The measured associated factors in men were age between 36 and 59 years (PR = 3.

The objective was to determine the prevalence of lower back pain in adolescents and its relationship to sports and sedentary activities. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 5th to 8th-grade students (n = 1,236)

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This work had as aim the seat posture evaluation program from first-grade students in elementary school, in a public, private and municipal school, in Bauru. For that 71 students were evaluated (pre-test) about knowledges related to seat posture education after all it was given an education program about it, made by exposured class, proof techniques and feedback associated of an effort program supplied by trained professors and finally the revaluation (post-test) of participants knowledge. As a result: 1) on the pretest ocurred valuable difference between schools, the municipal school presented less mistakes number than the private and the public schools; 2) the post-test showed that there was a valuable difference showing that the municipal and private schools have had less mistakes number related to the public; 3) in all the schools the mistake situation was bigger before the test than after the test. Comparing schools, according to the mistake situation, when it increased public school has better answers than private schoolt. It's concluded that the program is efficient to increase the school's knowlegde about the seat posture education.