Affiliations: [a] Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Augusto Motta University Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [b] Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil | [c] National School of Public Health - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil | [d] Department of Physical Therapy, Naval Academy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [e] Outpatient Department of Physical Therapy, Secretariat of Health of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Ney Meziat Filho, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Augusto Motta University Center, Praça das Nações 34, 3° andar, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-010, Brazil. E-mail:neymeziat@gmail.com
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Neck pain (NP) in adolescence is as frequent as in
adulthood. However, the relationship between home posture habits and neck
pain is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of NP and the association
with home posture habits (HPH) in adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with High School adolescents.
Students answered questions regarding sociodemographic variables, lifestyle,
HPH (illustration in the questionnaire), time (TV, computer, video-game) and
the presence of NP. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate
the association between HPH and NP. RESULTS: The prevalence of NP was 48.9%. The ones who watched TV
lying supine in bed for 2 hours or more a day yielded an odds ratio (OR) of
6.21 (1.45-26.52) for acute neck pain (ANP). Who watched TV and used the
desktop in the slump posture yielded, respectively, an OR of 4.0 (1.63-9.85), and 2.03 (1.23-3.34) for chronic neck pain (CNP). The ones who
frequently changed their positions while using the desktop and used it for 2
hours or more a day yielded an OR of 0.34 (0.14-0.85) for ANP. CONCLUSION: Our findings support the high prevalence of NP in
adolescence and raise the association between some HPH and neck pain.
