Back Pain Management in Pediatrics (S1:E11)

In this episode Sumeet Garg, MD, discusses back pain management, including identifying characteristics and the relationship between scoliosis and back pain. Dr. Garg is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Children's Colorado and associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. In this episode: The incidence of back pain in kids, especially adolescence Identifying what to look for on physical examination When to obtain imagining The challenge with MRI in younger kids Suggestions for talking with patients and families about back pain Tight hamstrings and weak core abdominal muscles as an underlying driver of back pain What type of patients should see an orthopedic surgeon for back pain The relationship between scoliosis and back pain in pediatric and adolescent patients Bad posture as a habit and not a deformity Scoliosis and what families can expect over time