The clinical, subclinical characteristics and some factors related to spinal pain in patients from 18 to 35 years old

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the clinical, paraclinical characteristics and some factors related to spinal pain in patients from 18 to 35 years old with spine disorders. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive method on all patients from 18-35 years old with spinal syndrome who came for examination and treatment at the Rehabilitation department in Hai Phong Medical University Hospital, from January to March 2020. Results: 45 patients were eligible for the study, accounting for 18.2%, of which the proportion of men (45.5%) was lower than that of women (55.5%). The characteristics of spinal pain in young people are low back pain, chronic pain over 12 weeks, moderate pain, mechanical pain, and natural occurrence accounting for the highest percentage, respectively: 64.4%; 77.8%; 77.8%; 100%, and 93.3%. Symptoms of paraspinal muscle spasticity and loss of physiological curve were common in clinical practice with the rate of 91.1% and 71.1%, respectively. No abnormal images were detected on the X-ray of the spine, accounting for the highest rate with 51.1%. Bowing working posture and labor intensity are related to spinal pain in young people, statistically significant with p < 0.05. Conclusion: Local symptoms are common in spine pathology in patients from 18 to 35 years old. Some factors about posture, intensity, and working time are related to spinal pain in this group of subjects.