The Adolescent Back

Risk factors of back pain frequency in schoolchildren: a search for explanations to a public health problem

“…It appears that poor social relationships result in physical inactivity and/or emotional dif culty that eventually leads to somatic symptoms such as back pain in children. No study has examined the direct relationship between parental support and pediatric back pain, yet several family factors that impede the parents' capability to provide support for their children, such as low parental education and chronic family stress, have been shown to have an association with musculoskeletal pain in adolescents (6,30). The associations between pain and social interaction and support may indicate that relationships provide resources that help children under stress or in pain to deal effectively with their problems.…”

“…Educational strain showed a positive relationship with back pain in the current study. Children with back pain are inclined to have more worries about school performance (30) and earn lower grades than those without pain (6,21). The importance of social factors in the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain in children has been emphasized in other studies (25,30).…”

“…Several community-based survey studies of children have reported that back pain is not unusual among children and adolescents, with a 21-59% lifetime prevalence (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6). A recent epidemiological study (3) found that recurrent and continuous back pain to a moderate to severe degree is experienced by 19.4% of adolescents aged 13-16 y.…”

“…A recent epidemiological study (3) found that recurrent and continuous back pain to a moderate to severe degree is experienced by 19.4% of adolescents aged 13-16 y. While the prevalence of back pain usually increases with age during preadolescence and adolescence (1,2,(4)(5)(6), the differences by gender are unclear. Salminen (6) found a higher prevalence in girls than in boys (24% and 15%, respectively), whereas other studies proposed a male preponderance (7,8) and some researchers have found no gender differences (5).…”

Vertebrogenic back pain syndrome in children 9–17 years with spinal deformities

“…Эпидемиологические данные свидетельствуют, что боль в пояснице является значимой как среди взрослых, так и среди детей и подростков [5][6][7][8][9][10]. В соответствии с исследованиями, проведенными в разных странах, существуют значительные отклонения показателей распространенности болей в спине у здоровых детей и подростков: в Финляндии -20 % [11], Швеции -29 % [12], Швейцарии -51 % [13], Канаде -33 % [14]. Такой разброс связан, возможно, не только с этнической и возрастной гетерогенностью изучаемых выборок, но и с отсутствием единой терминологии и унифицированных диагностических критериев.…”