BACK PAIN IN SCHOOL CHILDREN -WILL THEY BE FIT FOR WORK?

摘要

Recent research in many countries over the last two decades has indicated relatively high one year prevalence of back and neck pain in school children. A review of the evidence confirmed that 20-30% of older teenagers complained of back pain during the previous year-a similar figure to the adult population. Two or three older teenagers (around 8%) in every class of thirty have a reduced quality of life with recurrent or chronic back pain and some disability sufficient to affect school performance. Identifiable physical risk factors associated with back pain include ill-designed lowest cost seating, much of which would be illegal in an office. Carrying heavy bags to and from school without adequate locker space in many schools will aggravate those with vulnerable backs. Much teenage back pain is likely to persist into adulthood. Some remedies are suggested.