The association between the site of back pain and number of painful sites with daily activities, seeking healthcare, and medication use among school adolescents.

IF 2.5 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2025-01-30 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpain.2025.1459232

Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Rosely Sichieri, Diana Barbosa Cunha

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Abstract

Introduction: The potential consequences of back pain (BP) are poorly described in adolescents. This study evaluated the association between BP sites (neck, thoracic and low back) and number of painful sites with missed school classes, interference in physical activities, seeking healthcare, and medication use among school adolescents.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 350 students (5th to 9th grade) of a public school in Brazil. Information on BP site and outcomes were self-reported. Logistic regression analyses were performed.

Results: Participants reporting at least one painful site in spine were 74.9% (n = 262), with mean age of 12.73 ± 1.67 (55.7% were girls). Most of them reported pain in two sites (n = 100; 28.6%) and the most frequent pain site was neck (n = 223; 63.7%). Thoracic and low BP were associated with missing school classes, interference in physical activities, seeking healthcare, and medication use, while neck pain showed no association. The number of painful sites was associated with daily activities and healthcare with those gradients increasing with the number of painful sites.

Conclusion: Thoracic and low BP were associated with daily activities, seeking healthcare, and medication use in early adolescence.

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在校青少年背部疼痛部位和疼痛部位数量与日常活动、寻求医疗保健和药物使用之间的关系

青少年背痛（BP）的潜在后果描述甚少。本研究评估了在校青少年中BP部位（颈部、胸部和下背部）和疼痛部位数量与缺课、体育活动干扰、寻求医疗保健和药物使用之间的关系。方法：本横断面研究包括巴西一所公立学校的350名学生（5至9年级）。患者自行报告BP部位及预后信息。进行逻辑回归分析。结果：报告至少有一个脊柱疼痛部位的参与者占74.9% (n = 262)，平均年龄为12.73±1.67（55.7%为女孩）。大多数患者报告两个部位疼痛(n = 100；28.6%)，最常见的疼痛部位为颈部(n = 223；63.7%)。胸椎和低血压与缺课、干扰体育活动、寻求医疗保健和药物使用有关，而颈部疼痛与此无关。疼痛部位的数量与日常活动和保健有关，这些梯度随着疼痛部位的数量增加而增加。结论：青少年早期胸椎低血压与日常活动、就医和用药有关。

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