because of popularity With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, the growth of TV channels, computer games and educational applications, children and teens are spending more and more time staring at screens, which can sometimes lead to poor posture, back pain and other problems. There is a nature.
A study by Brazilian researchers, funded by FAPESP and reported in an article published in the scientific journal Healthcare, found that screen viewing for more than three hours a day and eye proximity to screens were associated with several factors related to spinal health. risk factors have been identified. Sit or lie on your stomach.
This study focuses on thoracic spine pain (TSP). The thoracic spine is located behind the chest (thorax), mostly between the shoulder blades, and extends from the bottom of the neck to the beginning of the lumbar spine. The analyzed data came from a survey of her 14- to 18-year-old male and female students during her freshman year of high school and her sophomore year in Bauru, a medium-sized city in the state of São Paulo.
The baseline questionnaire was completed by 1,628 participants from March to June 2017, of whom 1,393 responded to the follow-up questionnaire in 2018. Analyzes showed a 1-year prevalence of 38.4% (percent who reported his TSP at both baseline and follow-up surveys) and a 10.1% his 1-year incidence ( New his TSP reported only at follow-up). More girls than boys reported her TSP.
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TSP is common in various age groups of the general population worldwide, with a prevalence of 15% to 35% in adults and 13% to 35% in children and adolescents. The explosive increase in electronic device use during the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly exacerbated the problem. According to several studies, risk factors associated with TSP are physical, physiological, psychological, and behavioral. There is also strong evidence for the effects of physical activity, sedentary habits, and mental disorders on spinal health. All these factors are considered important by the World Health Organization (WHO) in their global review of the latest evidence and guidelines.
“This study can be used to inform health education programs for school students, teachers, staff, and parents,” he said. Alberto de Vitta, the first author of the article. She holds a PhD in Education from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and completed her fellowship as a Postdoc in Public Health at the State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP) in Botucatu.
“This is in line with some of the objectives of the National Curriculum Parameters. [PCN, Brazilian government guidelines for secondary schools]including the identification of risks to individual and population health and interventions to combat them, and the promotion of self-care practices regarding bodily capabilities and limitations, according to which schools are responsible for health education,” Vitta said. He currently teaches as a faculty member in the Department of Physiotherapy at Edvarre College, Avare, São Paulo, and the Graduate Program in Education, Knowledge, and Society at Sapcai Valley University, Pozo Alegre, Minas Gerais.
Information on risk factors for TSP in high school is important because children and adolescents with back pain are less active, perform poorly academically, and have psychosocial problems, according to the article. Furthermore, fewer studies have been performed on TSP than on low back and neck pain. In a systematic review of the literature on TSP, he found only two prospective studies on prognostic factors.