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Some of the things that adolescents do can increase their likelihood to suffer from headaches. Health-care providers have pointed to risk factors such as smoking, drinking, caffeine consumption, physical inactivity, and chronic stress. A cross-sectional study of German teens was conducted to investigate how these various risk factors related to headaches and other health complaints. [...]
Lower back pain and smoking have been significant factors linked to sciatica in adults, and the male population has been found to be more likely to develop sciatica in adulthood. But what factors result in sciatica among adolescents? In a new study, questionnaires returned from a sub-cohort of Finnish teenagers showed that in adolescence, more [...]
Getting more shut eye makes a big difference for kids’ behavior in school. In a new study, just an extra 27 minutes of sleep a night improved children’s emotional stability and reduced restless and impulsive behavior in school. Earlier research has also shown that teens with more sleep have better grades, and kids with less [...]
Getting tan in the dead of winter comes at a big price for young people. A new meta-analysis concluded that indoor tanning increases your risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer, especially among younger tanners. Those under the age of 25 who went tanning had a significantly elevated risk of basal cell carcinoma and a higher but [...]
Good story on Colorado Daily today about a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill that found rampant laptop use might be giving college students chronic pain. Neck pain, back pain, and arm issues like carpal tunnel syndrome are on the increase among college students who are much younger than [...]
As kids and parents prepare for the final back-to-school push this week, many are investing in new backpacks and stacks of schoolbooks. But while heavy course loads may be great training for young minds, heavy backpacks can put a real crick in young backs (link courtesy of one of our client sites – Dr. Michael [...]
Teenagers who lounge around the house eating junk food may be doing more than giving their parents a headache–they may be giving themselves one. According to an article in the London Telegraph, poor lifestyle factors like smoking and lack of exercise may contribute to an increase in recurring headaches among adolescents. A new study published [...]
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