My teenager has had bouts of back pain. Will he grow out of it?

Pain that is non-specific, meaning that it is most likely muscular can actually indicate a risk for back pain in adulthood. One review of the research found that four out of five studies show spinal pain in adolesence was a significant risk for back pain in adulthood. Also, the younger the child when the spinal pain began, the more likely the pain would be chronic.

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