title: [Idiopathic musculoskeletal pain in Indian Children-prevalence and impact on daily routine].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of idiopathic musculoskeletal pain (IMSP) in school going children and its impact on daily life.
  
  
  METHODS
  One thousand eighteen apparently healthy school children aged 5-16 years were assessed and analysed for IMSP and its associated problems. Standard tests for significance were applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and sixty five (16.2%) children mostly males (55.2%) reported IMSP. Lower limbs (52.1%) were the most common location of pain. More than 1 year of pain history was present in 15%. Thirty seven percent children complained of discomfort during walking, 30.9%, had pain during physical exercise, 29.2% had difficulty attending lessons and 4.2% had interference in pursuing hobbies. The children were also further sub grouped into preadolescents and adolescents. There was significant difference in pain duration and duration of each pain episode in the two groups (p=0.01). A significant number of children (21.2%) with IMSP reported school absenteeism (p<0.001). A significant number of adolescents had history positive for contact sports (p=0.001). Sleep disturbances were also reported to be higher in children with IMSP (29% vs. 5.7%, p=0.001). Other associated problems in children with IMSP found were day time tiredness (51.1%), headache (47.3%) and abdominal pain (24.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of IMSP in school children aged 5-16 yrs was found to be 16.2% and a significant percentage of these children experience interference with daily activities including school absenteeism.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Instituto de Pós-Graduação de Educação Médica e Pesquisa, Hospital Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Nova Delhi, Índia.
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Instituto de Pós-Graduação de Educação Médica e Pesquisa, Hospital Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Nova Delhi, Índia.
authors.forename: Amieleena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Instituto de Pós-Graduação de Educação Médica e Pesquisa, Hospital Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Nova Delhi, Índia.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dewan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Instituto de Pós-Graduação de Educação Médica e Pesquisa, Hospital Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Nova Delhi, Índia. Electronic address: tribhuvanpal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tribhuvan Pal
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Dor musculoesquelética idiopática; Idiopathic musculoskeletal pain; Impact; Impacto; Prevalence; Prevalência