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Therefore, the objective is to determine the prevalence and compare overuse injuries among school-going children in hill and valley, rural and urban areas of Manipur and identify factors contributing to overuse injuries.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nMethods<\/jats:title>\nAfter obtaining approval from school authorities, a cross-sectional study was conducted in three districts of Manipur namely, Imphal West, Bishnupur, and Ukhrul, among 3,600 schoolchildren in the age group of 7-15 yr. An interview schedule using a pretested questionnaire and a proforma was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics were used, such as mean, SD, percentages, etc<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nIn this study, 3,600 students participated; the mean age was 13.37 yr. The overall prevalence of overuse injury was 14.39 per cent, which was the highest in Imphal West (50.19%) and among males (53.09%). The commonest overuse injuries were of lower extremities (44.98%) and were observed to be the highest in Bishnupur (49.59%) and among males (45.45%). Back pain was more prevalent in Ukhrul (37.78%) and among females (31.69%). Among lower extremity injuries, the majority had chondromalacia patellae (29.18%) and shin splint (24.03%), and among the upper extremity injuries, 81.25 per cent had neck and arm pain.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nInterpretation & conclusions<\/jats:title>\nThe overall prevalence of overuse injuries was 14.39 per cent, and the highest was in Imphal West. We observed a paradigm shift as the students\u2019 back, neck and arm pain increased. 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