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Physical risk factors for adolescent neck and mid back pain: a systematic review

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Title
Physical risk factors for adolescent neck and mid back pain: a systematic review
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Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, September 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12998-018-0206-y
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Brigitte Wirth, Tobias Potthoff, Sandra Rosser, Barry Kim Humphreys, Eling D. de Bruin

Abstract

Besides low back pain (LBP), also neck pain (NP) and mid back pain (MBP) are common health issues in adolescence. Psychological factors are regarded as main risk factors for spinal pain in adolescence, but recent studies suggest that the importance of physical factors might be underestimated. The purpose of this study was to summarize the results of studies on physical risk factors for adolescent NP and MBP. Cross-sectional and prospective English studies on NP and MBP in adolescents aged 10 to 18 were searched by a professional librarian in Medline (OvidSP), Premedline (PubMed), EMBASE, Cochrane, CINAHL, PEDro and PsycINFO up to October 2016. Studies that were restricted to self-report via questionnaires were excluded. Eight cross-sectional studies could be included in this review. Some aspects of sagittal alignment in sitting (increased lumbar lordosis) and standing (anteroposition of the head, sway-back posture) were associated with NP. Study comparability was impeded by inconsistent definitions of NP and MBP and a wide variety of outcome measures. This systematic review indicates that prospective studies using a consistent definition of NP and MBP are needed. Such studies might further investigate sagittal alignment in sitting and standing as possible risk factors for NP and MBP in adolescence using a consistent terminology for the outcomes and longitudinal research designs.

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Student > Ph. D. Student 14 13%
Student > Master 11 10%
Other 10 9%
Student > Bachelor 8 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 6%
Other 21 19%
Unknown 41 37%
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Nursing and Health Professions 22 20%
Sports and Recreations 8 7%
Psychology 3 3%
Neuroscience 3 3%
Other 5 4%
Unknown 45 40%