Alarming frequency of back problems among teenagers

The incidence of back pain among teenagers in industrialized countries is increasing and the data is rather alarming. It is known that in children under the age of 12 back problems are a rare occurrence. However, between the ages of 13 and 15 their frequency explodes. A study on 14,400 schoolchildren aged 13 to 15, published in 2003 in the journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain - Pain (103:259-268) - and carried out by the Kovacs Foundation*, showed that 50% of the boys and 70% of the girls had already suffered back pain at some point. Read more