The association between low back pain and lifestyle factors in adolescents
Nahid Rahmani1, Fatemeh Binaei1, Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei2
1Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction:
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent disorders associated with spinal dysfunction and may significantly influence the quality of life in adolescents. The present study aimed to investigate the association between LBP and factors related to lifestyle in adolescents.
Methods:
Eighty children with a history of LBP and 160 healthy matched children participated. Demographic information, pain intensity, level of disability, and lifestyle factors questionnaires were assessed. The size of the abdominal muscles was measured using a sonography device.
Results:
A significant association was found among gender, physical activities, duration of physical activity, and doing homework. A significant association was also observed between the two groups and the position of doing homework. There was a significant association between the size of the Transverse Abdominis muscle (TrA) and duration of physical activities in healthy subjects, as well as duration of doing homework in the patient group. A significant association was found between the size of the Internal Oblique muscle (IO) and duration of physical activities in healthy subjects, as well as duration of doing homework in both healthy and patient groups. Finally, a significant association was demonstrated between the size of the External Oblique muscle (EO) and duration of physical activities in healthy subjects, as well as duration of working with computer and doing homework in the patient group.
Conclusion:
physical activity and bad posture for doing homework and watching TV were considered to be as the most important risk factors for occurring LBP in adolescents.
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