Comparative Risk Analysis of Low Back Pain among Professional Football, Ice Hockey, and Floorball Athletes

CONCLUSIONS LBP prevalence stood at 42.6% for football players, 60.1% for ice hockey players, and 49.2% for floorball players. Among these, ice hockey players exhibited a 2.18-fold increased risk of developing LBP and associated disability when compared to their football and floorball counterparts.PMID:37670463 | DOI:10.12659/MSM.941386

Source: Medical Science Monitor - September 6, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Magdal éna Hagovská Alena Bukov á Peter Tak áč Viliam Knap Perla Ondov á Katar ína Oravcová Anna Kubincov á Source Type: research