An observational cross-sectional study on the characteristics of children and adolescents with non-specific spinal pain stratified by pain severity
Stratification by pain severity, particularly when asked for pain in the last week, might help to minimize over- and under-medicalization of spinal pain in childhood and adolescence. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the relevance of the investigated clinical tests in the context of adolescent spinal pain.
Authors
- Christina Knecht
- Brigitte Wirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6935-1800)
- Petra Schweinhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-6595)
- Mette Hobaek Siegenthaler
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Steinbeis Foundation (DE)
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05194-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45