Does sedentary behaviour cause spinal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether sedentary behaviour is a risk or prognostic factor for spinal pain in children and adolescents. Specifically, to estimate the (1) direction and strength of the association; (2) risk of spinal pain onset and (3) effect on spinal pain prognosis.

Design

Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Data sources

Electronic searches of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science up to 23 March 2023.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Reports estimating the effect of sedentary behaviour on spinal pain in young people (≤19 years).

Results

We included 129 reports, 14 were longitudinal (n = 8 433) and 115 were cross-sectional (n > 697 590). We incorporated 86 studies into meta-analyses. (1) From cross-sectional data, we found low cert

SUBMITTER: Montgomery LRC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874411 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature