Ney Meziat-Filho1, Gulnar Azevedo E Silva2, Evandro Silva Coutinho3, Roberta Mendonça4, Vivian Santos5. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Augusto Motta University Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2. Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil. 3. National School of Public Health - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil. 4. Department of Physical Therapy, Naval Academy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 5. Outpatient Department of Physical Therapy, Secretariat of Health of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neck pain (NP) in adolescence is as frequent as in adulthood. However, the relationship between home posture habits and neck pain is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of NP and the association with home posture habits (HPH) in adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with High School adolescents. Students answered questions regarding sociodemographic variables, lifestyle, HPH (illustration in the questionnaire), time (TV, computer, video-game) and the presence of NP. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate the association between HPH and NP. RESULTS: The prevalence of NP was 48.9%. The ones who watched TV lying supine in bed for 2 hours or more a day yielded an odds ratio (OR) of 6.21 (1.45-26.52) for acute neck pain (ANP). Who watched TV and used the desktop in the slump posture yielded, respectively, an OR of 4.0 (1.63-9.85), and 2.03 (1.23-3.34) for chronic neck pain (CNP). The ones who frequently changed their positions while using the desktop and used it for 2 hours or more a day yielded an OR of 0.34 (0.14-0.85) for ANP. CONCLUSION: Our findings support the high prevalence of NP in adolescence and raise the association between some HPH and neck pain.
BACKGROUND:Neck pain (NP) in adolescence is as frequent as in adulthood. However, the relationship between home posture habits and neck pain is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of NP and the association with home posture habits (HPH) in adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with High School adolescents. Students answered questions regarding sociodemographic variables, lifestyle, HPH (illustration in the questionnaire), time (TV, computer, video-game) and the presence of NP. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate the association between HPH and NP. RESULTS: The prevalence of NP was 48.9%. The ones who watched TV lying supine in bed for 2 hours or more a day yielded an odds ratio (OR) of 6.21 (1.45-26.52) for acute neck pain (ANP). Who watched TV and used the desktop in the slump posture yielded, respectively, an OR of 4.0 (1.63-9.85), and 2.03 (1.23-3.34) for chronic neck pain (CNP). The ones who frequently changed their positions while using the desktop and used it for 2 hours or more a day yielded an OR of 0.34 (0.14-0.85) for ANP. CONCLUSION: Our findings support the high prevalence of NP in adolescence and raise the association between some HPH and neck pain.
Authors: Gerson Moreira Damasceno; Arthur Sá Ferreira; Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira; Felipe José Jandre Reis; Igor Caio Santana Andrade; Ney Meziat-Filho Journal: Eur Spine J Date: 2018-01-06 Impact factor: 3.134
Authors: Anna Grimby-Ekman; Maria Åberg; Kjell Torén; Jonas Brisman; Mats Hagberg; Jeong-Lim Kim Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-12-06 Impact factor: 3.240