Nonspecific low back pain during childhood: a retrospective epidemiological study of risk factors

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology : Practical Reports on Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Diseases
Angelos KaspirisOlia Tsadira

Abstract

In contrast to what was believed in the past, nonspecific low back pain is a fairly frequent condition in children, whose pathophysiology remains unclear as yet. Although many factors have been implicated in its development, results are often contradictory. Our study aims to examine most of the reasons investigated in the international literature, as well as the previously unexamined impact of passive smoking in its clinical appearance. It is a retrospective study that investigates the symptom of nonspecific low back pain during a 12-month period before the visit of children to our department. The research included 692 children aged 7.5 to 14 years. The data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire, which included a mix of open and closed questions, followed by physical examination during their visit. A total of 153 children were considered to present nonspecific low back pain during the previous year. The determinant factors appear to be greater age, the male sex, larger height, increased weight, dissatisfaction with school chairs, the clinical presentation of back pain in at least 1 parent, and coexisting anatomic orthopedic conditions. On the contrary, the weight of the school bag, the way in which it was carried...Continue Reading

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