The aim of this study is to define the frequency of occurrence and causes of spinal complaints among the students from two secondary school in Lublin Voivodeship. It has been found that the majority of the examined group suffered from spinal pain. Most of the respondents felt that this ache often makes physical activity difficult. The respondents are characterized by a very low level of knowledge of spinal pain prevention.
Spinal pain is one of the most common ailments of the spine and constitutes one of the most com¬mon reasons why patients report to a family physician. Approx. 90% of the cases concern so-called non-specific spinal pain which is caused by a mechanical factor. The importance of various predictive factors, for instance, being overweight or obese, a sedentary lifestyle or being genetically predisposed is still being discussed. Atten¬tion is also drawn to risk factors related to work requiring carrying heavy objects, remaining in an unnatural, forced body position as well as turning frequently. English-speaking sources report the possibility of “new” pre¬dictive factors of non-specific spinal pain. Non-specific spinal pain is suggested to be related to hyperlipidemia, arterial hypertension, diabetes, urogenital system diseases, gastroenterological diseases and allergies. Both lipidemia - as one of the atherosclerosis-development factors - and diabetes may be strictly related to early disc degeneration. Lipid-lowering agents and hypotension medicines may contribute to the occurrence of non-specific spinal pain. Patients with diagnosed facet joints osteoarthrosis are presumed to significantly more frequently suffer from gastroenterologic comorbidities, such as: gastritis, colonic diverticulosis, hiatal hernia. Non-specific spinal pain may be associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence or nephrolithiasis. The re¬lation between allergies and non-specific spinal pain is confirmed in the hypothesis of Joseph Miller, an allergist. Therefore, a doctor needs to approach patients suffering from non-specific spinal pain holistically, taking into consideration not only work-related factors but also the specific elements of their lifestyle and comorbidities not related to the spine. Patients’ awareness should be raised regarding the possible relationship between non-spe¬cific spinal pain and cardiovascular diseases.
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