More exercise and less screen to avoid back pain

Many children complain about Back pain and doctors know what is, in too many occasions, the origin of this ailment. The Medical College Organization, WTO, and the Spanish Network of Researchers in Back Pain, REIDE, warn of excessive sedentary lifestyle in children and its consequences on health. Our children have gone from playing in the street to staying at home with new technologies.

That moves so that it does not hurt

Both WTO and REIDE state that the new times have brought a way of life more sedentary, especially for the little ones. Given this scenario it is not surprising that back pain ends up becoming common among the smallest of the house. To put an end to these annoyances, these entities propose a simple solution: "Move so it does not hurt".


These organisms remember that the physical activity It is essential for the spinal column to acquire its definitive shape, to grow properly, and to do it correctly. The lack of exercise also causes children to not develop the muscles that the back requires for day-to-day activities.

Ensure a correct development of this area, will cause numerous back problems to be avoided in adult life, according to these organizations. These entities also indicate that in the event that these discomforts occur, they will do so in a more light and painless way, becoming episodes of short duration. In this way, these problems will be less interfered with the day to day of the people.


On the contrary, these entities remember the different scientific studies that remember that those who suffer back pain in their youth, are more likely to suffer these problems permanently in adult life.

Increase in sedentary lifestyle

WTO and REIDE express that now more than ever we must remember the benefit of physical activity before the dangerous increase in sedentary lifestyle. These organizations warn that today the main sources of fun among young people are too passive and they are not beneficial "neither for your health in general nor for your back". Playing with video games or watching television, are imposing on new generations to the detriment of exercise, sports and traditional games, which do involve physical activity.

These bodies also remember the results of the annual report of the National Health System in 2015. This publication reflects that slightly more than 12% of children under 14 are sedentary and does not do any physical activity as a form of leisure. This fact is related to the fact that the incidence of back pain increases after 10 years, and more than half of young people between 13 and 15 years have already suffered.


Backpacks and school furniture

Those responsible for this campaign also recalled the problems arising from school life. According to OMC and REIDE most of the furniture in the schools is not adapted to the needs of each student. These products usually have The same size, but not all children measure the same, so the support they have for so many hours may not be correct.

Finally OMC and REIDE also remember the dangers that school backpacks can have on the backs of children. These organisms affirm that the best thing is that the material that the students carry does not exceed 10% of their corporal weight, but there are cases in which it exceeds in 30%.

Damián Montero

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