Pediatr. praxi. 2023;24(4):245-248 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2023.064

Back pain in children

MUDr. Irina Chmelová, Ph.D., MBA^{1, 2}, doc. MUDr. Dalibor Pastucha, Ph.D., MBA^{1, 2, 3}, MUDr. Anna Šilarová^{1, 2}, doc. PhDr. Radana Jesenická, Ph.D.², Ing. Mgr. Jakub Wrona²

¹ Klinika rehabilitace a tělovýchovného lékařství, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Ostrava

² Klinika rehabilitace a tělovýchovného lékařství, Lékařská fakulta Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava

³ ReFit Clinic, s. r. o, Olomouc

⁴ Ústav epidemiologie a ochrany veřejného zdraví, Lékařská fakulta Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava

The occurrence of back pain in children is less frequent than in adults, newer literature references point to a relatively high incidence, with only a part of patients seeking medical care. Alarming are the findings that the incidence of back pain, especially in the lumbar region, is on the rise. Most cases of children's back pain are classified as functional pain, when the cause of the problem is not organic, but mostly muscle imbalance and long-term overuse. The cause of these conditions is primarily a bad lifestyle. Failure to address the causes of problems in this category of pediatric patients poses a risk of worsening problems in adulthood.

Keywords: back pain, children, rehabilitation, physical activity.

Accepted: August 21, 2023; Published: September 8, 2023  Show citation