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“How does back pain in children differ from back pain in adults?”
With adult back pain, you end up with a lot of problems more in the disc. ADDED SEP 11TH, 2010
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“Is back pain in children rare? Can it be a sign of a serious disease?”
Most of the time back pain in children is not the sign of a serious disease. ADDED SEP 11TH, 2010
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“What factors of a back injury determine whether or not a child will need surgery?”
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“Can back pain be hard to diagnose as far as finding the source of the pain?”
Back pain can be extremely difficult to diagnose. There are some very clear generators of pain in the back such as a herniated disc or a stress fracture. But, there are many other sources of pain, and many times we do diagnostic tests and don’t always come up with the cause of the pain in a person. ADDED JUN 27TH, 2010
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“How prevalent is back pain in our society?”
Back pain is a very common in our society. When a child get\'s back pain there may be a perception that something is seriously wrong, but that is not always the case. ADDED JUN 27TH, 2010
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“How would you describe yourself as a physician?”
Dr. Pierre D\'Hemecourt talks about his practice of sports medicine in adolescants. ADDED JUN 27TH, 2010
Pierre dHemecourt, MD
Children\\\\\\\'s Hospital Boston
319 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115