Pediatric Back Pain

Persistent back pain in children and teens is very abnormal. If your child is experiencing chronic back pain, it is important to get an evaluation by a pediatric orthopedic specialist. The following serious conditions may be present:

• Spondylosis (fracture of the lower back bone) and spondylolisthesis (fracture of the lower back bone with slippage)
• Disk injury
• Infection
• Bone tumor of the spine
• Spinal cord tumor