Musculoskeletal and visual concerns among children and adolescents are common. The World
Health Organization [1] found in their cross-national research study that backache, at least once a week,
is reported by 30% of 11 year olds, 33% and 30% of 13 year old girls and boy’s respectively and 43%
and 33% of 15 year old girls and boys respectively in the United States. Epidemiological studies
conducted in the last 15 years, mostly in Europe, reveal that neck, shoulder and especially back pains are
as common in children and adolescents as in adults [2-4]. The American Public Health Association [5]
states that 25% of children between K-6th grades have vision problems many of which can be corrected
if detected early enough. Recognizing not only the presence but also the intensity and frequency of these
musculoskeletal and visual concerns and defining their risk factors could improve our understanding of
the origin of musculoskeletal and visual concerns in adults [6, 7]. This insight could also help us
develop better strategies to prevent risk factors from having an impact already at a young age [8-11].