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    Spinal pain and nutrition in adolescents - an exploratory cross-sectional study

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    Authors
    Perry, Mark
    Straker, Leon
    Oddy, W.
    O'Sullivan, Peter
    Smith, Anne
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Perry, M. and Straker, L. and Oddy, W. and O'Sullivan, P. and Smith, A. 2010. Spinal pain and nutrition in adolescents - an exploratory cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 11 (138).
    Source Title
    BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
    DOI
    10.1186/1471-2474-11-138
    ISSN
    1471-2474
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
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    This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31502
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: Spinal pain is an important health issue for adolescents resulting in functional limitations for many and increasing the risk of spinal pain in adulthood. Whilst human and animal studies suggest nutrition could influence spinal pain, this has not been investigated in adolescents. The objective of this exploratory cross sectional study was to evaluate associations between diet and adolescent spinal pain. Methods: This study surveyed the spinal pain (neck and back) and nutrition (specific nutrients, broad food groups, diet quality and dietary pattern) of 1424 male and female adolescents at 14 years of age, in Western Australia. Results: Back or neck pain were experienced by around half of the adolescents, with females more likely to experience spinal pain. Nutrition differed between sexes and deviated from optimal intakes. Vitamin B12, eggs, cereals and meat consumption were related to spinal pain in sex specific multivariate analyses including primary carer education level and adolescent waist girth and smoking. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that certain aspects of diet may have an association with spinal pain in adolescence.

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