The relationship between low back pain incidence and ultrasound assessment of trunk muscles in adult soccer players: A cohort study
(Die Beziehung zwischen dem Auftreten von Schmerzen im unteren Rücken und der Ultraschallbeurteilung der Rumpfmuskulatur bei erwachsenen Fußballspielern: eine Kohortenstudie)
Background: Few studies have demonstrated the connection between trunk muscle thickness and low back pain (LBP) in athletes.
Objectives: This study aimed to define whether the thickness of the lateral abdominal muscles (LAM) and lumbar multifidus (LM) are related to LBP incidence in elite male soccer players.
Methods: In this short-term cohort study, 42 elite male soccer players from professional soccer teams were followed for a season. The muscle thickness of LAM and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the LM were assessed. The relation between the incidence of LBP and the aforementioned factors was evaluated after the cohort study.
Results: Thirty-seven participants completed the study, and seven participants (18.91%) experienced LBP during the follow-up period. No significant relationship was detected between LBP and the thickness of LAM and CSA of LM (P > 0.05). None of the other variables had any relationship with LBP incidence (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: The LAM thickness and CSA of LM during a resting position and drawing-in maneuver was found not to be directly related to LBP incidence in elite male soccer players in the short term. Assessing these muscles` conditions in more functional positions could be considered for further research.
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Schlagworte: | Fußball Erwachsene Sportmedizin Schmerz Muskel Bewegungsapparat Relation Untersuchungsmethode Rumpf zurück Sonographie |
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Notationen: | Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.5812/asjsm.102810 |
Veröffentlicht in: | Asian Journal of Sports Medicine |
Veröffentlicht: |
2020
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Jahrgang: | 11 |
Heft: | 2 |
Seiten: | e102810 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |