Dose–response relationship between sports activity and musculoskeletal pain in adolescents

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Until it hurts? Epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain in youth sports

“…Notably, a series of analyses rejected non-linearity and there was no inverse relationship (or protective effect) between sports activity and musculoskeletal pain 8) . Both acute and chronic (overuse) injuries can be caused by excessive sports training, especially in skeletally immature adolescents 23) .…”

“…1) 8) . Pain locations included the neck, upper limbs, chest, upper back, lower back, buttocks, and lower limbs.…”

“…Both test-retest reliability (Cohen's kappa = 0.67) and criterion validity with a face-to-face interview with health professionals trained by an experienced orthopedist (Cohen's kappa = 0.52) were acceptable. The English version of the questionnaire is available elsewhere 8) and original Japanese version is available upon request from the corresponding author (MK).…”

“…To optimize the safety and benefits of physical activity and organized sports for adolescents, understanding the shape of the dose-response curve is important. Thus, we examined the dose-response relationship between organized sports activity and musculoskeletal pain in adolescents 8) .…”

“…This review outlines the 1) measurement and prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescents, 2) dose-response relationship between sports activity and musculoskeletal pain, 3) high risk population, based on our previously published epidemiological studies in Japan 8,9) , and finally, 4) prevention strategy and its evaluation.…”