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How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children?

Jwalant S. Mehta is the Paediatric Spinal Surgeon in UK , and provides information about the symptoms, causes and treatment of muscular back pain in children.

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How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children?

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  1. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? • Muscular Back Pain – A few decades ago, back pain would have been an alarm for some dire disease. • Doctors are less stressed about back pains in children now, though severe cases are treated seriously. • Back pain in children is becoming common these days. • Though the percentage is still less than adults, it is increasing day by day.

  2. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? Muscular Back Pain Symptoms

  3. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? The symptoms and signs can vary depending on the age of the patient. It might also depend on the cause of the pain, whether it is injury, disease, or some other influence on the body. The diagnosis leans heavily on the reasoning behind the pain. When to seek help –

  4. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? Common Causes of Back Pain in Children

  5. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? For older children – • A strain of muscles or ligaments of the spinal cord due to physical activities (like sports, dancing, or vigorous exercise). • Scheuermann’s disease is when uneven growth of vertebrae occurs, causing disfiguring of the spine. • Spondylolisthesis is when the vertebrae slip from their ideal position (forwards or backward) • Fractures • Tears (or mildly wear) in the spine, caused by rigorous sports (mostly). • Ankylosing spondylitis (a chronic form of arthritis)

  6. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? For younger children -best treatment for • For children under the age of ten, infections like Discitis(an infection of intervertebral disc space), osteomyelitis (an infection of the bone), Pyelonephritis (kidney infection), Retroperitoneal infection (infection underneath the peritoneum), etc. • Tumors of the spinal cordor bones • Congenital diseases

  7. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? Muscular Back Pain Treatment Before doctors start any treatment, they will invest time in knowing the cause of the pain. They will also be asking for reports of any previous medical conditions. They might examine the patient for – • The area of pain • Any discomfort or change of natural gait of movement • Tender spots on the back • Any curvature or change of form of the spine • Flexibility or ease of movements like bending forward or backward • The nervous system for numbness.

  8. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? If they feel it is necessary, doctors might ask for tests like blood tests, X-rays, MRIs, or CT scans to be precise about the severity of the condition. • While the mild cases of pain can be fixed by painkillers as suggested by doctors and a little bit healthier change to their lifestyles, the serious ones are to be treated by specialists based on the cause and source of the pain. • Sometimes, the effects stay behind even after treatment. • The patients are under the constraint of performing limited physical activities.

  9. How Long Does Muscular Back Pain Last In Children? Final Overview • However, like every disease, this can be prevented mostly by following a good posture and a healthy lifestyle. • And by remembering that any activity performed too much might harm us. • Mehta Spine is a practice based in the UK and run by Dr. Jwalant Mehta. • Being one of the finest spinal surgeons in UK, he is the best when it comes to pediatric low back pain (back pain in children and adolescents). • He is also known as the best spinal deformity surgeon in the UK.

  10. Contact us • Royal Orthopaedic Hospital • BMI The Priory Hospital • Spire Parkway Hospital • Bromsgrove Private Clinic

  11. Contact and Connect • Clinical secretary: SamanthaLeavy +44 785 021 1939 • Medico-legal secretary: JanClarke +44 121 4508928 • Spire Parkway Hospital: 0121 704 5500 • BMI NEC (National Enquiry Centre): 0808 101 0337 • BMI Priory: 0121 446 1638 • Email: secretary@mehtaspine.co.uk • The appointments are booked through the clinic

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