Urbach Bailey, Mansfield Cody, Harr Mica, Briggs Matthew S, Onate James, Boucher Laura
Neuroscience The Ohio State University.
School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences The Ohio State University.
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):87-96. doi: 10.26603/001c.127385. eCollection 2025.
The sport of rifle places unique physical demands on its athletes relative to other collegiate sports, including maintaining lumbar-straining positions for extended time. Anecdotal reports of low back pain (LBP) are common among collegiate rifle athletes, but the prevalence of LBP in this population has not yet been established in the literature.
The purpose of this study was to survey collegiate rifle athletes to quantify the prevalence and impact of low back pain in this population and identify possible contributing factors including the COVID-19 pandemic. It was hypothesized that over 50% of athletes would report an episode of LBP due to participation in collegiate rifle events.
Cross-Sectional Study.
Athletes at least 18 years of age who were members of a collegiate rifle program during the 2019-2020 season were surveyed via an online questionnaire. The questionnaire included four sections: (a) demographics, (b) presence of LBP, (c) the impact of pain episodes on daily activities, and (d) shooting stance and training characteristics.
Responses from 114 athletes were collected. A total of 101 (89%) respondents indicated having experienced at least one episode of LBP. Of those, 24% also missed at least one day of training or competition during the 2019-2020 season because of LBP. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% were unable to receive the same level of medical care while 69% experienced equal or greater pain levels. An association between sex and LBP was statistically significant (p<0.001).
There is a high prevalence of LBP in collegiate rifle athletes. It is necessary for Athletic Training staff and other medical professionals to be aware of this for prevention and treatment, as it has significant impacts including missed playing time. More research on predisposing factors such as sex and training duration or positional characteristics would benefit management of this injury.
与其他大学体育项目相比，步枪运动对其运动员有独特的身体要求，包括长时间保持腰部紧张的姿势。大学生步枪运动员中腰痛（LBP）的轶事报道很常见，但该人群中LBP的患病率尚未在文献中得到证实。
本研究的目的是对大学生步枪运动员进行调查，以量化该人群中腰痛的患病率和影响，并确定可能的促成因素，包括新冠疫情。研究假设是，超过50%的运动员会报告因参加大学步枪赛事而出现腰痛发作。
横断面研究。
通过在线问卷对2019 - 2020赛季期间至少18岁的大学生步枪项目成员进行调查。问卷包括四个部分：（a）人口统计学，（b）腰痛情况，（c）疼痛发作对日常活动的影响，以及（d）射击姿势和训练特点。
收集了114名运动员的回复。共有101名（89%）受访者表示至少经历过一次腰痛发作。其中，24%的人在2019 - 2020赛季还因腰痛至少错过一天的训练或比赛。在新冠疫情期间，60%的人无法获得同等水平的医疗护理，而69%的人经历了同等或更严重的疼痛程度。性别与腰痛之间的关联具有统计学意义（p<0.001）。
大学生步枪运动员中腰痛的患病率很高。运动训练人员和其他医学专业人员有必要了解这一点，以便进行预防和治疗，因为它会产生重大影响，包括错过比赛时间。对性别、训练时长或姿势特征等易感因素进行更多研究将有助于这种损伤的管理。
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