ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2021
Prevalence of Back Pain and Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents From the Semiarid Region of Brazil: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- Prevalence of scoliosis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Long-Term Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adulthood: Clinical Challenges and Progress During the Critical Period of Pregnancy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Factors associated with musculoskeletal pain in the spinal column of children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study with network analysis.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2026Article
- Positive rate and influencing factors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis among school children aged 9 to 18 years in Xiamen, China.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: frequency and risk factors.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China: a cross-sectional study.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 · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the prevalence of adolescent scoliosis and its associated factors in Gansu Province, China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Effect of Spinal Correction Surgery on Lower Limb Strength in Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2023Article
- Associations of physical activity and screen time with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Association between Physical Fitness and Low Back Pain: The Pepe Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), and back pain and its risk factors, in schoolchildren from the semiarid region of Brazil. Methods: A total of 520 adolescents aged 10 to 16 years old were assessed. The students were administered the self-reported Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument questionnaire. The screening for AIS included measuring the angle of trunk rotation using a scoliometer in the Adams forward-bend test. Participants with an angle of trunk rotation ≥ 7° were referred for radiography. The prevalence ratio was estimated by multivariable analysis using a Poisson regression model (α = 0.05). Results: Among the participants, 3.1% (95% confidence interval, 3.2%-6.9%) had a confirmed AIS diagnosis: 1.9% girls and 1.1% boys. There was no difference between boys and girls in AIS prevalence. The prevalence of back pain in the previous 3 months was 63.7% (95% confidence interval, 59.5%-67.7%), at a moderate level (visual analog scale = 3.83; 95% confidence interval, 3.57-4.08). Multivariable analysis showed that back pain is associated with postural variables, sex, and age. Conclusion: The prevalence of AIS in the semiarid region of Brazil was 3.1%, and that of back pain was 63.7%. Only body mass index was different between adolescents with and without AIS, with those with AIS having a lower mean body mass index. Back pain was higher in girls and increased in older adolescents. Furthermore, behavioral and postural habits and hereditary factors were associated with an increased chance of back pain.
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