SynthesisEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2021
Physical activity and low back pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review.
Synthesis in 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, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07160478 (Effectiveness of the Soc la Lola School Health Education Program on Beliefs and Knowledge About Musculoskeletal Pain Management in 8-11-Year-Old Primary School Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of the Soc la Lola School Health Education Program on Beliefs and Knowledge About Musculoskeletal Pain Management in 8-11-Year-Old Primary School Students: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise-Based Interventions for the Management of Low Back Pain in Adolescents in School Settings: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Most physical interventions for musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents cannot be reproduced in clinical practice: a meta-research study of randomized clinical trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Spinal pain prevalence in childhood and socioeconomic patterns: a comparative study in four European birth cohorts.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- School-Based Educational Interventions for Improving Knowledge of Back Health, Ergonomics and Postural Behaviour of School Children Aged 4-18 Years: A Best Evidence Systematic Review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- Resting-state cortical activity, biomarkers and functional performance identify distinct biopsychosocial phenotypes in young adults with chronic postsurgical pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower odds of backache in children and adolescents: A multinational analysis over 19 years.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- 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
- Macrophage Changes and High-Throughput Sequencing in Aging Mouse Intervertebral Disks.JOR spine · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Low Back Overuse Injuries in Sports Science Students - A Prospective Study.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2025Article
- Changes of children's physical activity from 1st to 4th grade are related to parents' educational level and Family Health Climate: a longitudinal study with primary school-aged children.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Observational
- The Impact of Physical Activity on Adolescent Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- 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
- Association between the Number of Days/Week of Different Levels of Physical Activity and Chronic Pain in People of Different Races: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Immediate Effects of Myofascial Release Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Occupational factors and low back pain: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The burden of low back pain in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: from pathophysiology to prevention and treatment strategies.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2023Review
- Lifestyle behaviour in adolescence and musculoskeletal pain 11 years later: The Trøndelag Health Study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Article
- The explanatory role of sedentary screen time and obesity in the increase of chronic back pain amongst European adolescents: The HBSC study 2002-2014.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Article
- Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionDue to a high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among children and adolescents, it is significant to seek effective prevention and therapeutic procedures. One idea for the programmes is a potential relation between the occurrence of LBP and the level of physical activity. The aim of this review was to analyse the current knowledge regarding the association between physical activity and LBP among children and adolescents.
methodsPublications were retrieved by searching the following databases: PubMed, The Cochrane library, Web of Science, Medline and SportDiscus with Full Text (EBSCO). The search strategy included keywords related to physical activity and LBP. The studies included were assessed for methodological quality. PRISMA guidelines were followed for the systematic review.
resultsThe total sample size of the nine included studies consisted of 75,233 subjects, with an age range of 9-19 years. All the studies were assessed to be of high quality. One cohort study and five cross-sectional studies found the association between physical activity and LBP in children and adolescents. The remaining studies found no relationship between physical activity and LBP. These findings showed that both extremes of activity levels (i.e. being very low and very high physically active) are associated with LBP.
conclusionThere is moderate evidence for the association between physical activity and LBP in children and adolescents. The results highlight the need for continued research. It seems that for clear evaluation of the analysed association the prospective cohort studies should be conducted.
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