Low Back Pain and Young Athletes
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
8) Taking Part 2013/14 Annual Child Report
Low back pain (LBP) occurs in approximately 10% to 15% of young athletes (d’Hemecourt, Gerbino and Micheli, 2000). Schmidt et al 2014 found that competitive adolescent athletes compared to aged matched individuals have increased prevalence of back pain
Epidemiology
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Growth and Development of the Spine[edit | edit source]
Risk Factors[edit | edit source]
Prevention[edit | edit source]
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Subjective assessment[edit | edit source]
Objective assessment[edit | edit source]
Specific Conditions[edit | edit source]
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis[edit | edit source]
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http://www.physio-pedia.com/Lumbosacral_spondylolysis
Posterior Element Overuse Syndrome[edit | edit source]
Vertebral Body Apophyseal Avulsion Fracture[edit | edit source]
Disc Herniation[edit | edit source]
Scheuermann's Kyphosis[edit | edit source]
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