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Prevalence of back pain and the knowledge of preventive measures in a cohort of 11619 Polish school-age children and youth-an epidemiological study.
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- Does sedentary behaviour cause spinal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review with meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity and low back pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of the active break intervention on nonspecific low back pain among young people: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- Prevalence of Chronic Back Pain and Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents: Secondary Analysis of the 2001-2019 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- Exploring the relationship between schoolbag weight and back pain in primary school children.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Observational
- Low back pain among medical students: a cross-sectional study from Poland.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Article
- Influence of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Age, Biological Maturity and Anthropometric Variables on the Probability of Suffering Lumbar, Neck and Shoulder Pain in Spanish Adolescents from the Region of Murcia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effect of an Active Break Intervention on Nonspecific Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort during Prolonged Sitting among Young People-Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Narrative review of the prevalence and distribution of acute pain in children in the self-care setting.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2022Review
- Back-Health-Related Physical Activity and Exercise Knowledge in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Inter-rater Reliability of the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy for the Provisional Classification of Low Back Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Article
- Sagittal body alignment in a sitting position in children is not affected by the generalized joint hypermobility.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
The study sought to characterize back pain (BP) (in the period of 12 months) in children and youth aged 10 to 19 from eastern Poland.The study included 11619 children and youth (6254 girls and 5365 boys) aged 10 to 19 from eastern Poland. An original questionnaire was applied as a research tool. Before the study, the reliability of the questionnaire had been assessed. The Kappa coefficient value for all the analyzed variables was equal to or higher than 0.91.Over 74.4% of the respondents admitted that within the last 12 months, they had experienced BP which was usually located in the lumbar spine (55.8%). The percentage of individuals reporting BP increased with age of participants. Girls reported BP more often than boys (82.8% vs 64.3%). The main circumstances in which BP occurred included lifting heavy objects, carrying school backpack and maintaining a sedentary position (70.7% vs 67.4% vs 67.8%). Over 67% of the respondents declared they did not know ergonomic principles.High prevalence of BP was noted. The declared BP was mainly located in the lumbar spine. Girls reported BP more often than boys. The students presented a very low level of knowledge about ergonomics. Therefore, the appropriate education should be included at school.
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