A1 Journal article (refereed)
Performance in dynamic movement tasks and occurrence of low back pain in youth floorball and basketball players (2020)


Rossi, M. K., Pasanen, K., Heinonen, A., Äyrämö, S., Räisänen, A. M., Leppänen, M., Myklebust, G., Vasankari, T., Kannus, P., & Parkkari, J. (2020). Performance in dynamic movement tasks and occurrence of low back pain in youth floorball and basketball players. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21, Article 350. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03376-1


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All authors or editors: Rossi, M. K.; Pasanen, K.; Heinonen, A.; Äyrämö, S.; Räisänen, A. M.; Leppänen, M.; Myklebust, G.; Vasankari, T.; Kannus, P.; Parkkari, J.

Journal or series: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

eISSN: 1471-2474

Publication year: 2020

Volume: 21

Article number: 350

Publisher: Biomed Central

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03376-1

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/70022

Publication is parallel published: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7275454/


Abstract

Background: Prospective studies investigating risk factors for low back pain (LBP) in youth athletes are limited. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the association between hip-pelvic kinematics and vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) during landing tasks and LBP in youth floorball and basketball players.

Methods: Three-hundred-and-eighty-three Finnish youth female and male floorball and basketball players (mean age 15.7 ± 1.8) participated and were followed up on for 3 years. At the beginning of every study year the players were tested with a single-leg vertical drop jump (SLVDJ) and a vertical drop jump (VDJ). Hip-pelvic kinematics, measured as femur-pelvic angle (FPA) during SLVDJ landing, and peak vGRF and side-to-side asymmetry of vGRF during VDJ landing were the investigated risk factors. Individual exposure time and LBP resulting in time-loss were recorded during the follow-up. Cox's proportional hazard models with mixed effects and time-varying risk factors were used for analysis.

Results: We found an increase in the risk for LBP in players with decreased FPA during SLVDJ landing. There was a small increase in risk for LBP with a one-degree decrease in right leg FPA during SLVDJ landing (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.17, per one-degree decrease of FPA). Our results showed no significant relationship between risk for LBP and left leg FPA (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.11, per one-degree decrease of FPA), vGRF (HR 1.83, 95% CI 0.95 to 3.51) or vGRF side-to-side difference (HR 1.22, 95% CI 0.65 to 2.27) during landing tasks.

Conclusions: Our results suggest that there is an association between hip-pelvic kinematics and future LBP. However, we did not find an association between LBP and vGRF. In the future, the association between hip-pelvic kinematics and LBP occurrence should be investigated further with cohort and intervention studies to verify the results from this investigation.


Keywords: back; spine; pain; risk factors; biomechanics; athletes; team sports; young people

Free keywords: low back pain; lumbar spine; risk factors; team sports; youth athletes.


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Reporting Year: 2020

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