Perceptions of low back pain in elite gymnastics: a multi-disciplinary qualitative focus group

Purpose: Low Back Pain (LBP) incidence in the athletic gymnastic population is high; resulting from extreme ranges of movement, training loads and performance requirements. In particular, repeated hyper-extension and rotational forces predispose gymnasts to spondylolysis (16.64%), with a rate of progression to spondylolisthesis of 47.5%. LBP contributes to high losses from training and performance, but if detected early higher healing rates are seen. A multi-disciplinary team (MDT) informs identification and assessment of LBP in gymnasts to inform training and precision rehabilitation.
Source: Physiotherapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: O0049 Source Type: research