ArticleScientific reports2021
Headache and musculoskeletal pain in school children are associated with uncorrected vision problems and need for glasses: a case-control study.
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- Headache in the paediatric population: the role of the ophthalmologist.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Analysis and 15-Year Projections of the Global Burden of Tension-Type Headache by Sex from 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Review of GBD 2021 Data.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Academic performance and musculoskeletal pain in adolescents with uncorrected vision problems.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Exploring Correlations between Headaches and Refractive Errors in an Optometry Clinic Sample.The British and Irish orthoptic journal · 2024Article
- Self-reported visual symptoms and high visual demand activities in professional football players: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Laboured reading and musculoskeletal pain in school children - the role of lifestyle behaviour and eye wear: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Musculoskeletal pain and headache are leading causes of years lived with disability, and an escalating problem in school children. Children spend increasingly more time reading and using digital screens, and increased near tasks intensify the workload on the precise coordination of the visual and head-stabilizing systems. Even minor vision problems can provoke headache and neck- and shoulder (pericranial) pain. This study investigated the association between headaches, pericranial tenderness, vision problems, and the need for glasses in children. An eye and physical examination was performed in twenty 10-15 year old children presenting to the school health nurse with headache and pericranial pain (pain group), and twenty age-and-gender matched classmates (control group). The results showed that twice as many children in the pain group had uncorrected vision and needed glasses. Most children were hyperopic, and glasses were recommended mainly for near work. Headache and pericranial tenderness were significantly correlated to reduced binocular vision, reduced distance vision, and the need for new glasses. That uncorrected vision problems are related to upper body musculoskeletal symptoms and headache, indicate that all children with these symptoms should have a full eye examination to promote health and academic performance.
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