Nonspecific low back pain in young adults: Associated risk factors

Prevalence of low back pain in school–age children and associated risk factors

Introduction: The occurrence of Low Back Pain (LBP) among children has almost reached the level in adult, and it is becoming a serious health concern in school-age children. Few studies documented prevalence of LBP in children in Iran. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of LBP and associated risk factors in school-age children. Methods: After ethical approval, a cross-sec...

Risk factors associated with low back pain in male military personnel: case-control study

Background and Aim: Low back pain (LBP) is a multidimensional disorder which is common among military personnel. It may cause disability, reduced productivity and combat readiness of forces, and increased health care costs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the risk factors associated with LBP in male military personnel. Methods: This study is a case-control study of 250 military p...

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in 1,355 Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PURPOSE To evaluate the prevalence and various risk factors for low back pain (LBP) in young adults in India. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE LBP is an emerging problem in adolescents, with an incidence that is the highest in the third decade of life worldwide. Various risk factors such as obesity, smoking, family history, stress, and exercise have been described ...

Determination of pain intensity risk factors among school children with nonspecific low back pain

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is a common disease among people under the age of 20. To the best of our knowledge few studies have been carried out on LBP among school children in Turkey, and none of them studied the correlation between pain intensity and related variables with LBP. MATERIAL/METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the risk factors and their correlati...

Subgroups within "nonspecific" low back pain.