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Back Pain in Kids

September 25th, 2006

Not long ago, doctors and parents assumed that children’s back pain complaints were an excuse to avoid school or chores.

But recent studies report a thrid of kids in their early teens have had back pain.

 Doctors have tried to relate back pain to activity, Alvin H. Crawford, M.D. says.  One study showed kids who watched more TV had more back pain than kids who were out playing sports.  But the study wasn’t statistically significant, so he says we still don’t really know what’s behind kids’ back pain.

“If a child is complaining of back pain and isn’t better after a few days of rest, mild pain relievers and avoiding the activity suspected of causing the pain, it should be taken very seriously,” Crawford says.          

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