Prevalence of low back pain among athletes: A systematic review

Farahbakhsh, Farzin; Rostami, Mohsen; Noormohammadpour, Pardis; Zade, Ali Mehraki; Hassanmirazaei, Bahar; Jouibari, Morteza Faghih; Kordi, Ramin; Kennedy, David J.

doi:10.3233/bmr-170941

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“…Our SR confirmed, also for running, the findings of a recent SR [33] which concluded that the evidence about prevalence of LBP in athletes of some popular sports are scarce and derived from studies not of good methodological quality. This SR showed a quite high LBP prevalence among athletes, but this finding was relative to a wider sample of sports including volleyball, track and fields, swimming, golf, ski, gymnastics and rowing [33,[43][44][45][46][47][48], not specifically including running.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Risk factors should be assessed by methodologically sound prospective studies on more homogeneous populations (in terms of demographic characteristics, training level of participants, gender, age, etc.). As reported by our results, running seems to represent a sport without an increased rate of LBP: data of LBP prevalence and incidence among runners are lower than those found in other sports [33,41]. However, caution is required when assuming that run could be a good practice in order to prevent LBP.…”

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“…RRIs therefore primarily affect joints of the lower limb, pelvis and lumbar spine [18,25,26], causing painful muscles, tendons and joints, often resulting in low back pain (LBP) [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. It is frequent in clinical practice [27][28][29][30][31][32][33], that patients contact physical therapists for consultancy on LBP which represents a common complaint of athletes [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. In the 90% of the cases, LBP is defined as non-specific, because the pathoanatomical musculoskeletal causes are not clearly identifiable [34].…”

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“…As seen in the general population, a big amount of athletes also experiences LBP [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]. Moreover, athletes of particular sport disciplines such as ski, rowing, golf, volleyball, track and fields, swimming or gymnastics are at greater risk of suffering from LBP than nonathletes population [33,41,[43][44][45][46][47][48]. The incidence rates of low back pain in athletes have been reported up to 30% depending on the specific sport they are involved in [49].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and incidence of low back pain among runners: a systematic review

Maselli

Storari²,

Barbari³

et al. 2020

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background: Running is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Despite low back pain (LBP) represents the most common musculoskeletal disorder in population and in sports, there is currently sparse evidence about prevalence, incidence and risk factors for LBP among runners. The aims of this systematic review were to investigate among runners: prevalence and incidence of LBP and specific risk factors for the onset of LBP. Methods: A systematic review has been conducted according to the guidelines of the PRISMA statement. The research was conducted in the following databases from their inception to 31st of July 2019: PubMed; CINAHL; Google Scholar; Ovid; PsycINFO; PSYNDEX; Embase; SPORTDiscus; Scientific Electronic Library Online; Cochrane Library and Web of Science. The checklists of The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools were used to investigate the risk of bias of the included studies. Results: Nineteen studies were included and the interrater agreement for full-text selection was good (K = 0.78; 0.61-0.80 IC 95%). Overall, low values of prevalence (0.7-20.2%) and incidence (0.3-22%) of LBP among runners were reported. Most reported risk factors were: running for more than 6 years; body mass index > 24; higher physical height; not performing traditional aerobics activity weekly; restricted range of motion of hip flexion; difference between leglength; poor hamstrings and back flexibility. Conclusions: Prevalence and incidence of LBP among runners are low compared to the others running related injuries and to general, or specific population of athletes. View the low level of incidence and prevalence of LBP, running could be interpreted as a protective factor against the onset of LBP. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42018102001.

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confidence: 89%

Section: Implications For Researchsupporting

confidence: 51%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and incidence of low back pain among runners: a systematic review

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Storari²,

Barbari³

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BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…Among the athletes that the physical therapist regularly evaluates, runners, both recreational and competitive, enjoy running as it is one of the most popular sports activities practised all over the world 1 2. Physical therapists routinely assess patients and athletes whose primary complaint is back pain alone,24–30 but when the clinical presentation is not clear other clinical conditions must be considered, with attention to an accurate process of clinical reasoning and screening for referral 25 31…”

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Importance of screening in physical therapy: vertebral fracture of thoracolumbar junction in a recreational runner

Maselli¹,

Rossettini

Viceconti

et al. 2019

BMJ Case Rep

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Running is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Studies suggest that 11%–85% of recreational runners have at least one running-related injury (RRI) each year, resulting in a reduction or interruption in training. A high risk for running-related injuries (RRIs) represents an important inconvenience counterbalancing the beneficial effects of running. RRIs primarily affect the joints of the lower limb and lumbar spine. Noteworthy, in some cases, the clinical presentation of signs and symptoms is confusing and may hide serious conditions; thus, clinicians have to pay special attention when potential factors arise, such as the presence of red flags. As reported in this case report, patients can present with low back pain (LBP) as a primary problem, mimicking a red flag such as a fracture of the spine. The aim of this case report was to describe a case of a recreational runner presenting with LBP as the sole symptom of an underlying thoracolumbar fracture.

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Guha

Okonkwo

2022

Neurosurgical Care of Athletes

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Prevalence of low back pain among athletes: A systematic review

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Prevalence and incidence of low back pain among runners: a systematic review

Prevalence and incidence of low back pain among runners: a systematic review

Importance of screening in physical therapy: vertebral fracture of thoracolumbar junction in a recreational runner

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