Prevalence and Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Basketball Players: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Musculoskeletal disorders characteristically induce pain and limitations in mobility, ability, and overall functioning. In athletes, including basketball players, disorders such as back pain, postural changes, and spinal injuries are common. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the prevalence of back pain and musculoskeletal disorders in basketball players and ascertain the associated factors.

Thoracic Spine Pain in High School Adolescents: A One-Year Longitudinal Study.

Thoracic spine pain (TSP) is a common condition in the general adult population, with a similar prevalence in children and adolescents. An in-depth understanding of risk factors can assist in the identification of potential targets for effective prevention strategies. This study aimed to determine the incidence of TSP and ongoing TSP and identify its predictors in high school students.

Thoracic Spine Pain and Factors Associated in High School Students.

Background: Thoracic spine pain (TSP) is relatively common in children and adolescents.

Aims: To determine the prevalence of TSP in adolescents and analyze its association with sociodemographic characteristics, use of electronic devices, physical activity, and mental health.

Design: Cross-sectional epidemiological study.

Incidence and factors associated with low back pain in adolescents: A prospective study.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint among children and adolescents and can negatively impact their physical and mental health. Although previous studies investigating the incidence of low back pain (LBP) in children and adolescents have been performed in high income countries, it is unclear whether countries such as Brazil would show similar incidence rates.

Objective: To determine the incidence and to identify predictors of new episodes of LBP in high school students.

Multisite musculoskeletal pain in the general population: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Epidemiological studies focusing on multisite musculoskeletal pain have revealed that the prevalence of multisite pain is high in general populations.

Objective: To ascertain the prevalence of multisite musculoskeletal pain in the last 12 months and in the last seven days, in a population-based sample and investigate its association with demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, reported morbidity and ergonomic variables.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional population-based survey in Bauru, São Paulo (Brazil).

Neck pain and associated factors in a sample of high school students in the city of Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil: cross-sectional study.

Background: Neck pain is a major public health problem.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of neck pain among high school students and to analyze associations with sociodemographic variables, use of electronic devices, habitual physical activity practices and mental health problems.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional epidemiological study on a sample of high school students in the city of Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.

Low back pain in adolescents and association with sociodemographic factors, electronic devices, physical activity and mental health.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of low back pain and to analyze the association with the individual, sociodemographic variables, electronic devices, habitual practice of physical activity, and mental health problems.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 1,628 students in public schools in the city of Bauru, SP, Brazil. The following data were collected: 1.

The influence of the Pilates method on quality of life and bone remodelling in older women: a controlled study.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Pilates method on quality of life and bone remodeling markers in a group of older women.

Methods: A longitudinal prospective study with intervention was performed on 40 women aged over 60 years; they were divided into two groups: one submitted to a 50-min Pilates exercise session once a week for 20 weeks (Pilates), and the other was not (Control). Both groups were compared for quality of life using the Medical Outcomes Study 36, and for bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP) and Type 1 collagen C-telopeptide (CTx) bone remodeling markers.

Low back pain and some associated factors: is there any difference between genders?

Objective: To compare men and women with low back pain and identify the prevalence and some of its associated factors in a population-based sample of adults aged 20 and over a seven day period.

Methods: Cross-sectional study based on a population survey. 600 individuals were interviewed on the following: (1) characteristics of the participants (i.

Comparative study of quality of life of elderly nursing home residents and those attneding a day Center.

The aim of this study was to compare the QOL of the elderly living in nursing homes and those who attend the Day Center (Centro Dia) at the the Asilo Vila Vicentina in the city of Bauru/SP. The sample consisted of 48 subjects, 21 men, 5 from the Day Center and 16 nursing home residents, and 27 women, 16 from the Day Center and 11 nursing homes residents, who answered the following questionnaires: socio-demographic characteristics, WHOQOL-Old, and WHOQOL-Bref. The responses were submitted to descriptive and inferential statistics to compare the QOL scores of the nursing home residents with the elderly who attend the Day Center using the Mann Whitney test.

Sociodemographic factors, level of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adults from the north-east of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional population study.

Objective: To verify the association among sociodemographic variables, physical activity level and health-related quality of life in adults aged 20 years and over.

Methods: Population-based study, with household sample by clusters. The dependent variables were the PCS and MCS scores of the instrument 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the independent variables were gathered in sociodemographic characteristics and the level of physical activity.

Prevalence and factors associated with neck pain: a population-based study.

Background: Neck pain is a musculoskeletal condition with high prevalence that may affect the physical, social, and psychological aspects of the individual, contributing to the increase in costs in society and business.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of neck pain and associated factors in a population-based sample of adults aged 20 and more.

Methods: Cross-sectional study based on a population survey.

LOW BACK PAIN IN SCHOOLCHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN A WESTERN CITY OF SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of low back pain in children and its relationship with gender, age, exercise practice and sedentary activities (time on TV and on computer and/or video game).

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a sample of 1,461 students, being 754 males and 707 females enrolled in the 5(th) to 8(th) grades of all five local elementary schools of urban Ourinhos, SP, Brasil, aged 10-14 years old, from whom sociodemographic data, time spent on sedentary activities such as TV and computer and/or video game were collected. We conducted a descriptive, bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression.

Functional capacity and its associated factors in the elderly with low back pain.

Objective: To assess the level of functional capacity in subjects aged 60 years and older, who have lower back pain, and its association with demographic, socioeconomic, work-related, lifestyle-related and disease mentioned variables.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 246 elderly registered at the Family Health Strategy of Vila São Paulo, Bauru,SP, Brazil, who reported lower back pain and were sampled by a two-stage cluster technique. The subjects were interviewed at home by using a multidimensional instrument (demographic; socioeconomic aspects; life style; work characterization; disease mentioned), and also the IPAQ, the Nordic and the Roland Morris questionnaires.

[Quality of life of groups of women who suffer from breast cancer].

This study sought to investigate the quality of life of women who suffer from breast cancer and are part of a support group, comparing the data gathered from mastectomized women who had breast reconstruction and women who had not had surgery. It also compared data of women who had quadrantectomy surgery but did not need reconstruction and those who had not had reconstruction surgery. It is a quantitative transversal study, and data was collected by application of a questionnaire to the respondents and by the SF-36 of the WHO.

[Prevalence of lower back pain and associated factors in students].

The objective was to determine the prevalence of lower back pain in adolescents and its relationship to sports and sedentary activities. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 5th to 8th-grade students (n = 1,236) in Bauru, São Paulo State, Brazil. We used a structured protocol and the Nordic questionnaire for musculoskeletal symptoms.