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. 2012 Jul;21(7):1234-40.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-011-2056-3. Epub 2011 Nov 3.

Acute low back pain in high school adolescents in Southern Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

Antonio Carlos Onofrio  1 , Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Airton José Rombaldi
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Acute low back pain in high school adolescents in Southern Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

Antonio Carlos Onofrio et al. Eur Spine J. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of acute low back pain (ALBP) and associated factors in high school students from a Southern Brazilian city.

Methods: The study was cross-sectional and interviewed 1,233 students 13- to 19-year-olds, attending high schools. A total of 25 schools were included in the sample (15 state institutions, 7 private, 2 federal and 1 municipal). The ALBP was evaluated using two questions. The outcome was LBP in the previous 30 days.

Results: The prevalence of ALBP was 13.7%. Non-white students, who commuted to school walking, showed a higher prevalence of ALBP. The prevalence of ALBP is relatively high.

Conclusions: Further studies with follow-ups to adulthood are needed to investigate whether physical cumulative loads on the lumbar spine (for example, duration/transport, school bags and inadequate school furniture) during adolescence, may influence the development of ALBP later in life.

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