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Back and neck pain may affect people thoughout their lifetime. The Raine musculo-skeletal group is investigating the complex development of back and neck pain from childhood, through adolescence, into early adulthood. The group are evaluating the contributions of risk factors from physical (posture, fitness, motor competence, body composition), lifestyle (computer and TV use, physical activity, school bag use, diet, drug use) and psychosocial (depression, anxiety, stress, coping, fear of movement, back pain beliefs, carer pain, family function, neighborhood feel, socioecomonic status) domains on the development of spinal pain. This research will contribute towards the creation of new and more effective prevention and management.
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