Non-specific low back pain in adolescents from the south of Portugal: prevalence and associated factors

Minghelli, Beatriz; Oliveira, Raúl; Nunes, Carla

doi:10.1007/s00776-014-0626-z

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“…Some studies showed a higher prevalence of back pain in girls compared to boys, while other studies reported that boys are at greater risk to develop back pain or they found no statistically significant gender difference in the prevalence of back pain (3)(4)(5)(6). According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Series II, non-specific back pain occurs before the age of 20 in approximately 11% of the general population (7).…”

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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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School bags and associated back pain

Hadžiomerović

Jaganjac

Avdić

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“…Several studies carried out in Portugal corroborate the high prevalence of postural changes in students, finding that there is a high prevalence of spinal alterations as postural habits related to low back pain [5,8,37,38].…”

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“…The cases of postural changes in adolescence are growing considerably, it is at this stage that children and adolescents remain for long periods sitting in a school context [7,8], being exposed to increasing overloads, such as the support of school backpacks [8,9] which coupled with the tendency of a sedentary lifestyle adopted in the school phase [10], may also favour the emergence of Postural changes. Such behaviors can lead to lateral and anteroposterior postural changes [11,12].…”

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Analysis of Postural Changes in 2nd Cycle Students of Elementary School

Desouzart¹,

Gagulic²

2017

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“…V posledním roce bolelo záda 456 (47,2 %) respondentů a 600 (62,1 %) respondentů mělo celoživotní zkušenosti s bolestí zad. Dívky udávaly, že je záda bolí 2x více než chlapce (11).…”

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Back pain in children and adolescent

Tomanová¹,

Kikalová²

2017

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Non-specific low back pain in adolescents from the south of Portugal: prevalence and associated factors

Cited by 42 publications

References 27 publications

School bags and associated back pain

School bags and associated back pain

Analysis of Postural Changes in 2nd Cycle Students of Elementary School

Back pain in children and adolescent

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