Review for the generalist: evaluation of low back pain in children and adolescents

Houghton, Kristin

doi:10.1186/1546-0096-8-28

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“…However, these results are consistent with the results of King et al review study, which was conducted to determine the prevalence of pain in children and adolescents and reported a prevalence rate of 14% to 24% (28). LBP is one of the significant problems of adolescents and should be prevented (29). Steffens et al showed in their review study that exercise could prevent LBP, but back belts and shoe insoles did not affect LBP reduction (30).…”

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Investigating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Iranian Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

et al. 2019

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Context: Musculoskeletal pain is very common among students and adolescents. Objectives: The present systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among Iranian children and adolescents. Data Sources, Study Selection, and Data Extraction: All articles on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian adolescents were searched in the Google Scholar, four Iranian databases and five international English-language databases using the keywords of "pain", "musculoskeletal disorders", "low back pain", "adolescents", "students", and a combination of these keywords. The obtained data were analyzed by Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) software. Results: The findings showed that out of 9 studies found in this systematic review and metaanalysis, 6 articles were about low back pain, 6 articles about neck pain, and 3 articles about shoulder pain, respectively. According to the findings, 25.4% (95% CI: 19.0 to 33.0) of the children experienced pain; the prevalence rates of low back pain, knee pain, and the shoulder pain were 26.2% (95% CI: 14.3 to 43.0), 22% (95% CI: 14.5 to 32.0), and 29.3% (95% CI: 20.1 to 40.7) in Iranian adolescents, respectively. Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of pain among Iranian adolescents, it is necessary to carry out appropriate interventions for pain prevention among this age group.

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Investigating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Iranian Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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“…Any area highlighted as abnormal by pGALS should be examined in more detail using paediatric regional examination of the musculoskeletal system (pREMS) [31]. Several review articles provide detailed explanation of examination of the back [32], hip [33], knee [34], foot and ankle [35]. Further practical guides are available on the Paediatric Musculoskeletal Matters website [36].…”

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The child with joint pain in primary care

Sen

Clarke

Ramanan

2014

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology

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“…There is evidence that supports the use of exercise as a therapeutic tool to improve flexibility 3 . Considering the high rates of back pain among adolescents (10-59%) 6,7 and the poor flexibility values observed among school aged children 5,8 this has influenced the offering of flexibility programs during school hours among school aged children.…”

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Effects of a pilates school program on hamstrings flexibility of adolescents

González-Gálvez

Poyatos

Marcos-Pardo

et al. 2015

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: Low levels of hamstring flexibility may trigger certain acute and chronic pathologies and injuries. Poor flexibility is observed among teenagers and several authors have recommended the use of specific programs in this population to improve flexibility levels. The Pilates Method (PM) may be an appropriate intervention to achieve this purpose and has rarely been used with this population. Objective: Study was to assess changes in the flexibility of hamstrings after running a didactic PM unit for high-school students. Methods. This research was developed through a quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 66 high-school students divided into experimental group (EG=39) and control group (CG=27). The intervention was carried out 2 times a week for six weeks. Each session lasted 55 minutes divided into three parts: warm-up, main part and cool down. Hamstring flexibility was assessed using the toe-touch test. Paired Student t-test and t-test for independent samples were applied. The size of the effect (d) was determined. Results: The EG showed significant provident in hamstring flexibility (+3.54±3.9cm). The effect size was low (d>d>0,2<0,53), which means that a small proportion of participants improved their results. The control group did not have significant changes after the intervention. In the experimental group, both boys (+3.38± 3.7cm) and girls (+3.85 ± 4.2cm) showed significant improvements. The effect size was low for boys (d>d>0.2<0.53), which means that a small proportion of participants improved their results, and high for girls (d>1.15) which means that a large proportion of participants improved their results. Conclusion: This study showed that six-weeks of Pilates training in Physical Education classes has significantly improved the hamstrings flexibility among adolescents.

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Review for the generalist: evaluation of low back pain in children and adolescents

Cited by 43 publications

References 27 publications

Investigating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Iranian Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Investigating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Iranian Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The child with joint pain in primary care

Effects of a pilates school program on hamstrings flexibility of adolescents

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