Factors Affecting Low Back Pain in Adolescents

Abstract

Systematic physical activity and control of psychological profile should decrease LBP frequency and intensity.

Incidence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Students Studying at a Health University

“…Korovessis et al (6) revealed that the factor of gender was against the females for the severity and frequency of low back pain and that there was a relationship between physical activity and low back pain. Consistent with literature, the incidence and severity of low back pain were higher in female students (91.3% and 3.7±1.9, respectively) than in male students in our study.…”

“…In the literature review, it is seen that most studies on low back pain have been conducted on adolescents or female students (2,6). There are also some studies on low back pain among students studying at other faculties such as engineering and education (2,12).…”

“…However, low back pain is not associated with only one factor. Many mechanical, physical, behavioral, and psychological factors have a role in the development of low back pain (6). Students' anthropometric features, gender, smoking habit, time spent on computer, school furniture, and ergonomic problems, including sitting position, are the risk factors for the occurrence of low back pain (2,(6)(7)(8).…”

Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Development of LBP

“…There is a significant association between anxiety and pain report in men but not in women. However, among women, depression, catastrophizing, anxiety sensitivity, stress, low energy and pain reports were significantly associated (Korovessis, 2010;Robinson et al, 2005).…”

Epidemiology of Non-Specific Back Pain in Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Review of Observational Studies

“…The most common prevalence periods were 1-month (22 studies) [8,, 6-months (7 studies) [34,[42][43][44][45][46][47], followed by 3-months [48][49][50][51] and 1-year prevalence [9,31,34,52] with four studies each. Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the included studies (author/year, study design, sample characteristics, the pain definition used and measuring tools).…”