Peak sagittal plane spine kinematics in female gymnasts with and without a history of low back pain

These findings suggest that gymnasts with back pain have similar sagittal plane movements to those without back pain. The relationship between back pain and gymnastics training load/intensity is currently unclear. We suggest future studies to investigate common artistic gymnastics skills and back pain prevalence with more participants, full-body motion analysis with kinetic measurement capabilities, and longitudinally for those demonstrating back pain.
Source: Clinical Biomechanics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research