Self-reported prevalence, pain intensity and risk factors of low back pain in adolescent rowers

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 266-270

  Ng, Leo ^a   Perich, Debra ^b   Burnett, Angus ^c   Campbell, Amity ^a   O'Sullivan, Peter ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Low back pain; Prevalence; Rowing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ROWING; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SPORTS;

EID: 84899628121     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Caldwell J.S., McNair P.J., Williams M. The effects of repetitive motion on lumbar flexion and erector spinae muscle activity in rowers. Clin Biomech 2003, 18:704-711.
2. Calvo-Munoz I., Gomez-Conesa A., Sanchez-Meca J. Prevalence of low back pain in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis. BMC Pediatr 2013, 13:14.
3. Collins S.L., Moore R.A., McQuay H.J. The visual analogue pain intensity scale: what is moderate pain in millimetres?. Pain 1997, 72:95-97.
4. Fillingim R.B. Sex, gender, and pain: women and men really are different. Curr Rev Pain 2000, 4:24-30.
5. Greenspan J.D., Craft R.M., LeResche L., et al. Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report. Pain 2007, 132:S26-S45.
6. Grimmer K., Williams M. Gender-age environmental associates of adolescent low back pain. Appl Ergon 2000, 31:343-360.
7. Hestbaek L., Leboeuf-Yde C., Kyvik K.O., et al. The course of low back pain from adolescence to adulthood: eight-year follow-up of 9600 twins. Spine 2006, 31:468-472.
8. Hill J.J., Keating J.L. A systematic review of the incidence and prevalence of low back pain in children. Phys Ther Rev 2009, 14:272-284.
9. Hosea T., Boland A., McCarthy K., et al. Rowing injuries. Post graduate advances in sports medicine 1989, vol. 3:1-16. University of Pennsylvania: Forum Medicum Inc., Pennsylvania.
10. Kuorinka I., Jonsson B., Kilbom A., et al. Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. Appl Ergon 1987, 18:233-237.
11. Leboeuf-Yde C., Fejer R., Nielsen J., et al. Consequences of spinal pain: do age and gender matter? A Danish cross-sectional population-based study of 34,902 individuals 20-71 years of age. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011, 12:39.
12. Mannion A.F., Dumas G.A., Cooper R.G., et al. Muscle fibre size and type distribution in thoracic and lumbar regions of erector spinae in healthy subjects without low back pain: normal values and sex differences. J Anat 1997, 190:505-513.
13. McGregor A.H., Patankar Z.S., Bull A.M.J. Do men and women row differently? A spinal kinematic and force perspective. Proc Inst Mech Eng P: J Sports Eng Technol 2008, 222:77-83.
14. Milanese S., Grimmer-Somers K. What is adolescent low back pain? Current definitions used to define the adolescent with low back pain. J Pain Res 2010, 3:57-66.
15. Ng L., Burnett A., O'Sullivan P. Spino-pelvic kinematics and trunk muscle activation in prolonged ergometer rowing: mechanical etiology of non-specific low back pain in adolescent rowers. Proc Int Soc Biomech Sports 2008.
16. Ng L., Campbell A.C., Burnett A., et al. Gender differences in trunk and pelvic kinematics during prolonged ergometer rowing in adolescents. J Appl Biomech 2013, 29:180-187.
17. O'Sullivan P.B., Beales D.J., Smith A.J., et al. Low back pain in 17 year olds has substantial impact and represents an important public health disorder: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:100.
18. Ogon M., Krismer M., Sollner W., et al. Chronic low back pain measurement with visual analogue scales in different settings. Pain 1996, 64:425-428.
19. Perich D. Low back pain in schoolgirl rowers: prevalence, bio-psycho-social factors and prevention 2010, Edith Cowan University, Perth, [thesis].
20. Perich D., Burnett A., O'Sullivan F., et al. Low back pain in adolescent female rowers: a multi-dimensional intervention study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011, 19:20-28.
21. Perry M.C., Straker L.M., O'Sullivan P.B., et al. Fitness, motor competence and body composition are weakly associated with adolescent back pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2009, 39:439-449.
22. Pollock C.L., Jones I.C., Jenkyn T.R., et al. Changes in kinematics and trunk electromyography during a 2000m race simulation in elite female rowers. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2012, 22:478-487.
23. Reid D.A., Mcnair P.J. Factors contributing to low back pain in rowers. Br J Sports Med 2000, 34:321-322.
24. Smith A.J., O'Sullivan P.B., Campbell A.C., et al. The relationship between back muscle endurance and physical, lifestyle, and psychological factors in adolescents. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2010, 40:517-523.
25. Smoljanovic T., Bojanic I., Hannafin J.A., et al. Traumatic and overuse injuries among international elite junior rowers. Am J Sports Med 2009, 37:1193-1199.
26. Teitz C.C., O'Kane J., Lind B., et al. Back pain in intercollegiate rowers. Am J Sports Med 2002, 30:674-679.
27. Thorpe A., O'Sullivan P., Burnett A., et al. Assessing the efficacy of a specific physiotherapy intervention for the prevention of low back pain in female adolescent rowers: a field study. N Z J Sports Med 2009, 32:38-46.
28. Waddell G. Modern management of spinal disorders. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1995, 18:590-596.
29. Wilson F., Gissane C., Gormley J., et al. A 12-month prospective cohort study of injury in international rowers. Br J Sports Med 2010, 44:207-214.
30. Wilson F., Gissane C., Gormley J., et al. Sagittal plane motion of the lumbar spine during ergometer and single scull rowing. Sports Biomech 2013, 12:132-142.