title: The adolescent "swimmer's back".
abstract: Three patients with backache, aggravated by swimming the butterfly stroke, were subsequently diagnosed as having Scheuermann's kyphosis. These patients were treated with conventional methods. However, they were allowed additional time out of the brace to participate in swimming and were encouraged to do so, but they withheld from the butterfly. An average of 27% correction of curvature was seen with an average follow-up of 1.6 years. Symptoms subsided in all cases. We feel that the psychological and emotional well-being of the athlete can likewise be enhanced by continual participation without compromising the overall result.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D001915:Braces; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013550:Swimming