A systematic review of posture and psychosocial factors as contributors to upper quadrant musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 221-242

  Prins, Yolandi ^a   Crous, Lynette ^a   Louw, Qa ^a  

^a Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46049119831     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980701704089     Document Type: Review

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