Prevalence of Back Pain among High School Students: a Cross-Sectional Study in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sirsat, Janhavi; Rehman, Zahra; Rajan, Rachel; Kumar, Shivram; Mirghani, Ayman Z; Qatrani, Roaa A Al; Khan, Faheem Ullah; Muttappallymyalil, Jayakumary; Gopakumar, Aji

doi:10.5958/0973-5674.2015.00079.9

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“…This result was in accordance with several studies showed that gender is a significant factor for development of back pain among school children. Girls were more likely to report back pain than boys of the same age [6,14,16,33,43,44].…”

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“…This finding was in line with [6] who revealed that the prevalence of back pain in children and youth aged10-19 years living in area of the southeast Poland was seventy six percent. Also, similar to [33] who assessed prevalence of back pain among school students aged 12 to 18 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They showed that about two thirds of the studied students reported back pain.…”

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School Bag Usage, Postural and Behavioral Habits and Its Effect on Back Pain Occurrence Among School Children

El-Nagar¹

2017

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Abstract:Back pain is currently growing as a major health problem among school age group children, which can limit or hinder their daily life activities. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of school bag use, postural and behaviors habits on back pain occurrence among school children. Descriptive correlation design was used. This study was conducted at ten governmental preparatory schools from both rural and urban schools in Menouf district, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Random sample of 598 preparatory school children including 239 boys and 359 girls aged between 12-15 years of both rural and urban selected schools. Tools: Self-administered structured questionnaire, back pain assessment questionnaire, back pain & body posture evaluation instrument, behavioral habits questionnaire, school bag use questionnaire, and physiological measurements. The main results showed that 74.1% of the studied schoolchildren had suffered from back pain. Female students had significant risk of suffering from back pain by five times than male students. Among school children with back pain, 51.3% had reported moderate pain, the most affected area by pain was shoulder and about one fourth (24.4%) reported that the pain prevented them from performing daily activities. The mean weight of schoolbag carried by all school children was 7.46+ 2. 62 kg and the mean school bag weight as % of body weight was 14.36% ± 4.22. There was significant relationship between back pain and school bag weight, % of body weight, method and duration of carriage. Also, there was a significant relationship between back pain and improper sitting posture for writing, using computer, and sitting in classroom. The study was concluded that back pain among studied school children was high and the pain influences activities of daily life in about one fourth of students. Most of school children carry school bags more than the recommended weights of their body weight. It was associated with sex, parents' history of back pain, duration of sedentary activities, improper posture adopted in performing daily activities, weight of schoolbag, method & duration of carrying schoolbag. Recommendations: The need for developing and implementing of preventative programs in schools about proper postures during daily activities and guidelines for school bag usage.

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School Bag Usage, Postural and Behavioral Habits and Its Effect on Back Pain Occurrence Among School Children

El-Nagar¹

2017

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“…Assessing non-specific back pain at school age may provide a closer insight into the possible development of related disorders in adulthood. To avoid the adverse effects of back pain, early prevention is required (17,18). Early childhood and adolescence is the period when a child develops basic healthy habits and related behavioral characteristics.…”

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School bags and associated back pain

Hadžiomerović

Jaganjac

Avdić

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Introduction: The most common health problem associated with the negative effect of heavy school bags is back pain, and non-specific back pain is frequently observed in childhood. The prevalence of back pain in schoolchildren varies from 12% to 92%, depending on the age and affected region of the back. To prevent the occurrence of back pain in schoolchildren, the weight of school bag should not exceed 10% of the child’s body mass.Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in April 2017. We included 79 students of the fifth and sixth grade from the elementary school in Sarajevo. Information on the weight and type of school bag, method of carrying a school bag, and feelings of pain and tiredness due to school bag were obtained by questionnaire.Results: In the total sample, the majority of the students (64.6%) reported occasional back pain while carrying the bag, 20.3% of students reported no back pain, and 11.4% of students experienced frequent back pain. The mean school bag weight in the fifth grade was 4.01 ± 0.57 kg, and it was significantly higher (4.61 ± 0.86 kg) in the sixth grade. About 48.5% of the students in the fifth and 50% in the sixth grade carried school bags weighing more than 10% of the body mass. A higher mean weight of school bag was significantly more frequent in students who reported always feeling tired (11.03 ± 2.74%) compared to those who did not feel tired while carrying the school bag (8.41 ± 2%).Conclusions: Overall, more frequent occurrence of back pain and tiredness in schoolchildren was associated with heavier school bags (>10% of the body mass), and the occurrence of back pain due to school bag was related to gender (i.e., back pain was more common in girls compared to boys).

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“…In this study, the results indicate that there is no significant association between LBP and gender even though females had a higher incidence of LBP compared to males with the prevalence of 71.8%, a finding in tandem with a study conducted in Saudi Arabian and Malaysian adults (5,9). Angiatt et al (2018) and Arsh and Jan (2016) also reported higher incidence of LBP among female students (7,15) with a similar pattern noted in high school students in Dubai (14). This can be explained by the fact that males develop more muscle during puberty as the result of high amounts of testosterone and females develop more bone mass due to high estrogen levels, which makes females in the age group of 12 to 18 years prone to LBP (28).…”

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“…Half of year I students (N=15, 50%) and 80% of year 2 (N= the correlation between long hours of sitting attributed to online learning and LBP among pre-clinical medical students in a private university in Malaysia in December 2020. Previous studies among medical students looked into the overall population of medical students across 5 years rather than as pre-clinical and clinical students though the causes of LBP among both the population differ (6,(13)(14)(15). Clinical students were excluded in this study as they harbored various predisposing factors that give rise to LBP such as prolonged standing posture during various teaching-learning activities including bed-side teaching, procedural skills teaching and ward rounds (6,14,15) focusing only on pre-clinical students.…”

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Low Back Pain among Pre-clinical MBBS Students: An Inevitable Peril in the Age of Online Education

Lee¹,

Sivapiragasam²,

Ansari³

2022

MJMHS

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Introduction: Though low back pain (LBP), is a main cause for ill health and morbidity among all age groups, the prevalence of LBP among the younger age group especially university students is not uncommon. This can be attributed to many hours of sitting during class, faulty posture, sedentary lifestyle or a combination of all these factors more so during online learning and movement control during the pandemic. This study aims to investigate the correlation between long hours of sitting and LBP among pre-clinical medical students in a private university in Malaysia during online learning. Methods: Quantitative data was collected from 100 consenting, pre-clinical MBBS students from year 1 and year 2 who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria using a pre-tested, validated questionnaire. Results: A total of 30 male and 70 female participants responded to the survey. 71(71%) students reported LBP in the past six months with year 2 students reporting a higher incidence. Though the intensity was not severe, most of the students reported acute pain after prolonged sitting episodes. Gender and LBP showed no association in Pearson Chi Square test. The correlation between year of study and LBP was statistically significant at X2=9.179, p=0.002. Point biserial correlation showed a strong, positive correlation between LBP and sitting duration, which was statistically significant (rpb =0.686, < 0.05). Conclusion: Pre-clinical MBBS students in the private university showed a high prevalence of LBP which correlated well with year of study and duration of sitting.

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Prevalence of Back Pain among High School Students: a Cross-Sectional Study in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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School Bag Usage, Postural and Behavioral Habits and Its Effect on Back Pain Occurrence Among School Children

School Bag Usage, Postural and Behavioral Habits and Its Effect on Back Pain Occurrence Among School Children

School bags and associated back pain

Low Back Pain among Pre-clinical MBBS Students: An Inevitable Peril in the Age of Online Education

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