title: Prevalence of pre-existing recurrent low back pain in college athletes.
abstract: This study questioned 1,040 college athletes about recurrent low back pain during their initial preparation physical examination. Only 20 athletes (1.9%) reported a previous history of recurrent low back pain. There were no differences between sports and history of back pain. Since low back pain is a frequent complaint during the career of college athletes and previous back pain is a risk factor for future pain, this data suggests that the majority of college athetes are not predisposed to low back pain secondary to a previous injury.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: Mathew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lively
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D013177:Sports; D014903:West Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology