Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents

Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents

Objectives: To describe the degree of disability, anthropometric variables, quality of life (QoL), and school backpack weight in boys and girls aged 11-17 years. The differences in QoL between those who did or did not report low back pain (LBP) were also analyzed. Methods: Eighty-six girls (13.9 ± 1...

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Main Authors: Rosangela B. Macedo, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva, Nuno F. Sousa, João Valente-dos-Santos, Aristides M. Machado-Rodrigues, Sean P. Cumming, Alessandra V. Lima, Rui S. Gonçalves, Raul A. Martins
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2015-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Subjects:
Quality of life
Nonspecific low back pain
Children and adolescents
School backpack
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553615000324

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