Randerson Launches Statement of Opinion on Back Pain for Teenagers

2.06.36pm GMT Tue 16th Jan 2007

OPIN-2007- 0002 - Poen Cefn ymhlith pobl yn eu Harddegau/Back Pain Amongst Teenagers

Poen Cefn ymhlith pobl yn eu Harddegau

Mae'r Cynulliad yn mynegi pryder bod oddeutu 10 y cant o bobl yn eu harddegau yn dweud bod ganddynt boen cefn sy'n ddigon drwg iddynt ymweld â'u meddyg teulu neu â therapydd corfforol, gydag wyth y cant ohonynt, (hyd at dri ym mhob dosbarth) yn dweud bod ganddynt rywfaint o anabledd oherwydd symptomau sy'n ailgodi neu'n gronig; yn nodi bod y cyflwr hwn yn cael ei waethygu i raddau helaeth oherwydd bod dodrefn anaddas ac o'r math rhataf yn cael eu defnyddio mewn ysgolion, oherwydd diffyg loceri, sy'n golygu bod plant yn cludo pwysau trwm ac oherwydd diffyg ymarfer digonol yn ystod y diwrnod ysgol.

Back Pain Amongst Teenagers

The Assembly expresses concern that around 10 per cent. of teenagers are reporting back pain troublesome enough to visit their general practitioner or a physical therapist with eight per cent. (up to three per class) reporting some disability from recurrent or chronic symptoms; notes that these complaints are being exacerbated in no small part by ill-fitting and lowest cost furniture within schools, lack of locker space resulting in heavy load-carrying and a lack of adequate exercise during the school day.

Notes:

A Statement of Opinion is exactly what it says it is. Once it has been raised by one or more Welsh Assembly Members, other AMs can subscribe to it. The more AMs who subscribe, the more political weight the Statement of Opinion carries.