Department of Posture Correction and Compensation, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Biala Podlaska 21-500, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw 00-968, Poland.
Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:506823. doi: 10.1155/2013/506823. Epub 2013 Jul 31.
The aim of this work was to define the prevalence of back pain in children and youth aged 10-19 from the southeast of Poland.
The cross-sectional study included 1089 students (547 girls and 542 boys) aged 10-19. The prevalence of back pain, its intensity, location, and situations in which it occurred were assessed with a questionnaire.
Among 1089 respondents, 830 (76.2%) admitted that they had experienced back pain at various frequencies within the year preceding the study. Back pain was located mainly in the lumbar segment (74.8%). Mild pains were dominant, which was declared by 44.7% of the respondents. Girls experienced back pain significantly more frequently than boys (52.2% versus 47.8%, P < 0.05).
The research revealed that back pain is a common phenomenon. The prevalence of back pain in children and youth living in southeast Poland is similar to the frequency of occurrence of such complaints occurring in peers in other countries. It seems significant to monitor the remaining regions of Poland in order to define the scale of the problem and to look for the risk factors of back pain in children and youth to undertake efficient prophylactic actions.
本研究旨在确定波兰东南部 10-19 岁儿童和青少年的背痛患病率。
这项横断面研究纳入了 1089 名学生（547 名女生和 542 名男生），年龄在 10-19 岁之间。使用问卷评估背痛的患病率、疼痛强度、疼痛位置以及疼痛发生的情况。
在 1089 名应答者中，830 名（76.2%）承认在研究前一年的不同时间经历过背痛。背痛主要位于腰椎段（74.8%）。44.7%的应答者报告有轻度疼痛。女生经历背痛的频率明显高于男生（52.2%比 47.8%，P < 0.05）。
研究表明背痛是一种常见现象。生活在波兰东南部的儿童和青少年的背痛患病率与其他国家同龄人背痛发生率相似。有必要对波兰其他地区进行监测，以确定该问题的严重程度，并寻找儿童和青少年背痛的危险因素，以便采取有效的预防措施。
