ABSTRACT
Background
No previous studies have investigated the prevalence of co‐occurring neck/shoulder pain, other musculoskeletal pain, headache, and depressive symptoms in adolescents. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of isolated neck/shoulder pain and the co‐occurrence of neck/shoulder pain with other musculoskeletal pain, headache, and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents.
Methods
This is a cross‐sectional study using data from the Norwegian Ungdata survey (2017‐2019). Adolescents from almost all municipalities in Norway answered a comprehensive questionnaire, including physical complaints. We investigated the prevalence of self‐reported neck/shoulder pain in isolation and neck/shoulder pain in combination with other musculoskeletal pain, headache, and depressive symptoms. The results were presented with percent and stratified by school level and sex.
Results
In total, 253,968 adolescents (50% girls) participated in the study, of which 56.5% were from lower secondary school. The total prevalence of neck/shoulder pain was 24%, but only 5% reported isolated neck/shoulder pain. Among students reporting neck/shoulder pain, half of them also reported other musculoskeletal pain, and 50% of the boys and 70% of the girls reported co‐occurring headache. Depressive symptoms were reported in 28% of the boys and 45% of the girls with neck/shoulder pain.
Conclusion
Neck/shoulder pain in adolescents is seldom isolated, but seems to co‐occur with headache, other musculoskeletal pain, and depressive symptoms. Researchers and clinicians should keep a broader health perspective in mind when approaching adolescents with neck/shoulder pain.
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