investigating the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among iranian children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Context: musculoskeletal pain is very common among students and adolescents. objectives: the present systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among iranian children and adolescents. data sources, study selection, and data extraction: all articles on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in iranian adolescents were searched in the google scholar, four iranian databases and five international english-language databases using the keywords of “pain”, “musculoskeletal disorders”, “low back pain”, “adolescents”, “students”, and a combination of these keywords. the obtained data were analyzed by comprehensive meta-analysis (cma) software.results: the findings showed that out of 9 studies found in this systematic review and meta-analysis, 6 articles were about low back pain, 6 articles about neck pain, and 3 articles about shoulder pain, respectively. according to the findings, 25.4% (95% ci: 19.0 to 33.0) of the children experienced pain; the prevalence rates of low back pain, knee pain, and the shoulder pain were 26.2% (95% ci: 14.3 to 43.0), 22% (95% ci: 14.5 to 32.0), and 29.3% (95% ci: 20.1 to 40.7) in iranian adolescents, respectively. conclusion: considering the high prevalence of pain among iranian adolescents, it is necessary to carry out appropriate interventions for pain prevention among this age group.