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Student Project | Physiotherapy | India | Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023 | Rating: 5.9 / 10
Prevalence of Back Pain in School Children
Deepshikha Trivedi | Manisha Rathi [3]
Abstract: Background: The incidence of Back pain has lately reached the epidemic proportions. It is seen that Back pain has a relatively high prevalence in school going children. Many researches reported the incidence of Back Pain as 2 - 5% in children because of which it has become a serious health concern in school-aged children also. On surveys, about every fifth child of school-age reported back pain. Objective: The purpose of the study is to find out the Prevalence of Back pain in school going children and problems and limitation they face while doing any activity in school or at home. Methodology: Two hundred school children between age group of 11-15 years were recruited based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants were assigned in four groups based on their age (11-12years, 12-13 years,13-14 years and 14-15 years). A Questionnaire was given to each participant consisting of various questions regarding there back pain and activities related to their day-to-day life, and they were asked to mark the answers. Result: Out of 200 children only 27.5% had complain of back pain. The prevalence is more in boys (16%) and less in girls (11.5%). The study had shown that the prevalence of back pain is more in 13-14 years age group and least in 11-12 years. The prevalence of back pain was more in boys than girls in age group 11-12yrs, 12-13yrs,13-14yrs but in 14-15yrs age group girls have more pain than boys which depends on psychosocial factors, like lifestyle and physical activity. Conclusion: The study concludes that the prevalence of back pain in school going children is 27.5% which is more in boys (16%) than in girls (11.5%).
Keywords: Back pain, School Children, Questionnaire Based Survey
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023,
Pages: 976 - 980