The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and use of painkillers among adolescent male ice hockey players in Finland

Selänne, Harri; Ryba, Tatiana V.; Siekkinen, Kirsti; Kyröläinen, Heikki; Kautiainen, Hannu; Hakonen, Harto; Mikkelsson, Marja; Kujala, Urho M.

doi:10.1080/21642850.2014.884463

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“…Moreover, the 12-month prevalence rate was higher for skiers than for controls. Significant differences were also found by Swärd et al [48], Brynhildsen et al [34], and Selanne et al [54]. Baranto et al [49] found an obvious difference between athletes and controls, with lifetime prevalences of 78 and 38%, respectively.…”

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Prevalence of Back Pain in Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2016

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BackgroundBack pain is a frequent health problem in the general population. The epidemiology of back pain in the general population is well researched, but detailed data on the prevalence and risk factors of back pain in athletes are rare.ObjectiveThe primary objective was to review articles about back pain in athletes to provide an overview of its prevalence in different sports and compare its prevalence among various types of sports and the general population.Data SourcesA comprehensive search of articles published through May 2015 was conducted. Two independent reviewers searched six databases from inception (PubMed®, Embase, MEDLINE®, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and PSYNDEX), using specifically developed search strategies, for relevant epidemiological research on back pain in 14- to 40-year-old athletes of Olympic disciplines. The reviewers independently evaluated the methodological quality of reviewed articles meeting the inclusion criteria to identify potential sources of bias. Relevant data were extracted from each study.ResultsForty-three articles were judged to meet the inclusion criteria and were included in the assessment of methodological quality. Of these, 25 were assessed to be of high quality. Lifetime prevalence and point prevalence were the most commonly researched episodes and the lower back was the most common localization of pain. In the high-quality studies, lifetime prevalence of low back pain in athletes was 1–94%, (highest prevalence in rowing and cross-country skiing), and point prevalence of low back pain was 18–65% (lowest prevalence in basketball and highest prevalence in rowing).ConclusionThe methodological heterogeneity of the included studies showed a wide range of prevalence rates and did not enable a detailed comparison of data among different sports, within one discipline, or versus the general population. Based on the results of this review, however, it seems obvious that back pain requires further study in some sports.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40279-016-0645-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…In this review, eight studies of high quality compared prevalence data of a sample with that of a control group [29, 31, 34, 47–50, 54]. These data are shown in Electronic Supplementary Material Table S3.…”

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Prevalence of Back Pain in Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2016

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“…Personal use of over the counter NSAIDs use in athletes is socially acceptable and can lead to unsupervised consumption. 20 We found 36% of female and 37% of male athletes that reported taking NSAIDs also reported high alcohol use. This is of particular concern, risk of adverse reactions increase owing to interaction between alcohol and NSAIDs.…”

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Epidemiological profile of pain and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug use in collegiate athletes in the United States

Christopher

Tadlock

Veroneau

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Background: Although athletic endeavours are associated with a high amount of physical stress and injury, the prevalence of pain is underreported in the sports medicine literature with only a few studies reporting pain on collegiate athletes or exploring sex difference of pain. Impact of pain on athlete availability, training and performance can be mitigated when key epidemiological information is used to inform adequate pain management strategies.To 1) provide an epidemiological profile of self-reported pain experienced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes by sex during the first half of the 2019 season, 2) describe their self-reported non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use.Methods: Online survey was completed by athletes at three NCAA institutions from 1 August to 30 September 2019. Descriptive statistics were used to describe player demographic data, self-reported pain and self-reported NSAID use. Pain incidence proportion were calculated.Results: 230 female athletes and 83 male athletes completed the survey. Self-reported pain incidence proportion for female athletes was 45.0 (95% CI 41.5-48.5) vs 34.9 (95% CI 29.4-40.4) for male athletes. Majority of the athletes did not report pain (55% female vs 62% male) during the first half of the 2019 season. Female athletes reported pain in their back (35%), knee (26%), and ankle/foot (23%) whilst male athletes reported pain in their knee (35%), back (28%), and shoulder (24%). Of all athletes, 28% female vs 20% male athletes reported currently taking NSAIDs. Of athletes that reported pain, 46% female vs 38% male athletes currently took NSAIDs. 70% female vs 61% male athletes self-purchased NSAIDs, and 40% female vs 55% male athletes consumed alcohol.Conclusions: Half of female athletes and one in three male athletes reported pain. Back, knee and foot/ankle pain and knee, back and shoulder pain is common in female and male athletes respectively. One in four female athletes and one in five male athletes use NSAIDs for pain or prophylactic purpose. Majority self-purchase these medications indicating need for health literacy interventions to mitigate potential adverse effects.

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“…For example, athletes were unable to differentiate between competition and training related soreness, and injury related pain, potentially leading to indiscriminate pain management strategies [6,22]. Also, athletes are known to consume high amount of alcohol [23], taking high doses of NSAIDs (male athletes consumed 8% more NSAIDs compared to the general population) [24] and for more than a few days at a time (10% of male athletes take NSAIDs prior to each competition) [18]. Regular use of NSAIDS can increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in individuals who consumed alcohol [22].…”

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Epidemiological profile of pain and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug use in collegiate athletes in the United States

Christopher

Tadlock

Veroneau

et al. 2020

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background: Although athletic endeavours are associated with a high amount of physical stress and injury, the prevalence of pain is underreported in the sports medicine literature with only a few studies reporting pain on collegiate athletes or exploring sex difference of pain. Impact of pain on athlete availability, training and performance can be mitigated when key epidemiological information is used to inform adequate pain management strategies. This study aims to 1) provide an epidemiological profile of self-reported pain experienced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes by sex during the first half of the 2019 season, 2) describe their self-reported non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use. Methods: Online survey was completed by athletes at three NCAA institutions from 1 August to 30 September 2019. Descriptive statistics were used to describe player demographic data, self-reported pain and self-reported NSAID use. Pain incidence proportion were calculated. Results: Two hundred thirty female athletes and 83 male athletes completed the survey. Self-reported pain incidence proportion for female athletes was 45.0 (95% CI 41.5-48.5) vs 34.9 (95% CI 29.4-40.4) for male athletes. Majority of the athletes did not report pain (55% female vs 62% male) during the first half of the 2019 season. Female athletes reported pain in their back (35%), knee (26%), and ankle/foot (23%) whilst male athletes reported pain in their knee (35%), back (28%), and shoulder (24%). Of all athletes, 28% female vs 20% male athletes reported currently taking NSAIDs. Of athletes that reported pain, 46% female vs 38% male athletes currently took NSAIDs. 70% female vs 61% male athletes self-purchased NSAIDs, and 40% female vs 55% male athletes consumed alcohol. Conclusions: Half of female athletes and one in three male athletes reported pain. Most commonly back, knee and foot/ankle pain and knee, back and shoulder pain was reported in female and male athletes respectively. One in four female athletes and one in five male athletes use NSAIDs for pain or prophylactic purpose. Majority selfpurchase these medications indicating need for health literacy interventions to mitigate potential adverse effects.

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The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and use of painkillers among adolescent male ice hockey players in Finland

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Prevalence of Back Pain in Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Prevalence of Back Pain in Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Epidemiological profile of pain and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug use in collegiate athletes in the United States

Epidemiological profile of pain and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug use in collegiate athletes in the United States

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