Back pain in children and adolescents

Cieply, Ryan D.; Milbrandt, Todd A.

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“…In fact, several clinical practice guidelines include "age under 20 years" as a red flag for back pain assessment [16]. However, more recent studies have indicated that the condition is common, and it is usually not possible to diagnose a specific patho-anatomical cause for the pain [17].…”

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Back Pain and Schoolbags among Adolescents in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Assiri

Mahfouz

Awadalla

et al. 2019

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The incorrect carriage of schoolbags and heavy bags may result in back pain (BP) in adolescents. Our objective was to assess the problem of BP and associated factors among adolescents. This was a cross-sectional study targeting intermediate and secondary school adolescents in Abha City, Saudi Arabia. An anonymous questionnaire for BP was used. Student body weight and the weight of their full schoolbag were measured. The study included 876 adolescents. An overall prevalence of BP of 39.4% (95% CI: 35.3–43.7) was found. Upper BP (UBP), middle BP (MBP), and lower BP (LBP) amounted to 14.5%, 13.4%, and 11.5%, respectively. Associated significant factors with MBP were carrying the bag on one side compared to on the back (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.20–3.73) and being at intermediate level compared to secondary (aOR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.04–2.40). On the other hand, gender and schoolbag weight/body weight percent were not found to be significantly associated with MBP. None of the studied factors were significantly associated with overall BP, UBP, or LBP. BP is a prevalent among adolescents in southwest Saudi Arabia. One-sided schoolbag carriage is a significant associated factor for middle back pain. Parents and teachers should encourage students to consider the correct way to carry schoolbag.

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Back Pain and Schoolbags among Adolescents in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Assiri

Mahfouz

Awadalla

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“…The relationship between psychological factors, pain acceptance, depression and functional disability is noticeable in studies of children with chronic low back pain. The poor psychosocial assessment and the lack of improvement in these areas of life may be due to the factors identified by Lindstrom-Hazel, Reneman, Cieply and Milbrandt [24,25,32]. They believe that depression, anger, aggression, poor focus, back pain in parents, fatigue, other ailments beside the back pain and other psychosocial factors which correlate with a child's back pain may inhibit the rehabilitation process and recovery.…”

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Low back pain in adolescents. An assessment of the quality of life in terms of qualitative and quantitative pain variables

Świerkosz¹,

Nowak

2015

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“…Acute LBP is a symptom rather than a disease [ 10 ]. The condition is common, and it is usually not possible to diagnose a specific pathoanatomical cause [ 11 ]. Like other symptoms, such as headache or dizziness, LBP may cause significant discomfort and impairment in a child’s everyday life and contribute to long-term health problems.…”

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Primary School Students from the City of Valencia (Spain)

2021

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It is well-known that low back pain (LBP) prevalence is high among school-age children. However, literature concerning the initial onset of back pain between the ages of three and eleven years is scarce. The present study aims to analyze the prevalence of LBP in kindergarten and primary school students. A total of 278 (9.9 ± 2.1 years old; 52.2% girls) students from two public kindergartens and primary schools in Valencia (Spain) participated in this cross-sectional study. The Nordic questionnaire on LBP was used to assess the onset and duration of LBP symptoms. The lifetime prevalence of LBP was 47.5% (n = 132), the last year’s prevalence was 44.2% (n = 123), and last week’s prevalence was 18.8% (n = 50). Boys and girls reported a lifetime prevalence of 52.3% (n = 64) and 47.7% (n = 63) (p = 0.186, Fisher’s exact test, 2-sided), respectively. By age group, lifetime episodes of LBP became more prevalent with increasing age (p < 0.001, Fisher’s exact test, 2-sided). In summary, our findings show that LBP increases with age and further strengthens the evidence that LBP onset could start as young as 10 years of age.

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Back pain in children and adolescents

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Back Pain and Schoolbags among Adolescents in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Back Pain and Schoolbags among Adolescents in Abha City, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Low back pain in adolescents. An assessment of the quality of life in terms of qualitative and quantitative pain variables

Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Primary School Students from the City of Valencia (Spain)

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