An observational cross-sectional study on the characteristics of children and adolescents with non-specific spinal pain stratified by pain severity
Brigitte Wirth,
Christina Knecht,
Mette Hobaek Siegenthaler
et al.
Abstract:Background
Distinguishing self-limiting (‘trivial’) from potentially consequential spinal pain in childhood and adolescence is crucial to prevent over- or under-medicalization. The aim of this study was to stratify participants for severity of spinal pain and to investigate associations of pain severity with potential consequences of pain and some psychophysical and clinical factors.
Methods
In 2020 and 2021, children and adolescents took part in a voluntary population-… Show more
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