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Dynamic Chiropractic January 15, 1996, Volume 14, Issue 02 |
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Teenagers Need Chiropractic MoreA recent study of Swiss secondary schools discovered a very high lifetime and point prevalence of back pain in children ages 12 to 17:
vertical bar chart percentage Lifetime prevalence of back pain -- 74% Lifetime prevalence of low back pain -- 51% Point prevalence of disabling low back pain -- 24.3% Disabling low back pain is defined as having interfered with school work or leisure time. How many teenagers in the families you treat are suffering the same problem?
Reference: Balague F, Skovron ML et al. Low back pain in school
children: a study of familial and psychological factors. Spine,
1995, 20(11):1265-1270.
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