title: Low back pain in athletes: an overuse syndrome.
abstract: Back ache in athletes is exceedingly common. Fortunately, most of these pain syndromes are self-limiting. A precise analysis of the patient will allow an accurate diagnosis, which leads to an understanding of the natural history of that particular problem. Surgical intervention is very rarely necessary and reserved strictly for those problems that are completely recalcitrant to nonsurgical measures.
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography