Etiology, Risk Factors, and Diagnosis of Back Pain in Children and Adolescents: Evidence- and Consensus-Based Interdisciplinary Recommendations

• Main Authors: Michael Frosch (Author), Maximilian D. Mauritz (Author), Stefan Bielack (Author), Susanne Blödt (Author), Uta Dirksen (Author), Michael Dobe (Author), Florian Geiger (Author), Renate Häfner (Author), Lea Höfel (Author), Bettina Hübner-Möhler (Author), Thekla von Kalle (Author), Burkhard Lawrenz (Author), Andreas Leutner (Author), Frauke Mecher (Author), Kiril Mladenov (Author), Heike Norda (Author), Lorin Stahlschmidt (Author), Marc Steinborn (Author), Ralf Stücker (Author), Ralf Trauzeddel (Author), Regina Trollmann (Author), Julia Wager (Author), Boris Zernikow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Using a structured approach and expert consensus, we developed an evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis of back pain and the treatment of non-specific back pain in children and adolescents. The first part comprises etiology, risk factors, and diagnosis. The second part, published in the same iss...