De Wit Dale, Pillay Julian D
Department of Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
J Clin Med. 2025 May 9;14(10):3309. doi: 10.3390/jcm14103309.
Field hockey is a popular sport, globally. Players repeatedly perform a combination of forward flexion and rotational movements, predisposing them to pain/injury. This study aimed to determine the 3-month period prevalence and incidence (number of new cases) of low back pain (LBP) in male adolescent field hockey players, its characteristics and association with selected risk factors, and treatment approaches. A questionnaire-based study was administered to 112 male adolescent players, and included sections on demographics, injury characteristics and professional care sought. Sixty-eight questionnaires were completed (67% participation rate); period prevalence of LBP was 63.2% (35.0%: at the beginning of the season, 32.4%: at mid-season, 22.1%: at end-season); incidence was 38.2%. The most common location for LBP was the middle to low back region (39.5%); the most common duration of pain was a few hours (32.6%). Most participants (79.1%) did not classify their pain as a disability; only 44.2% of participants received medical treatment. Despite focusing on a specific group of adolescents, this study revealed a comparable, yet slightly elevated, prevalence of LBP compared to earlier research predominantly involving female populations. Consequently, we recommend the development, implementation, and rigorous evaluation of targeted strategies for the prevention and management of LBP within the sport of field hockey.
曲棍球是一项在全球都很受欢迎的运动。运动员反复进行前屈和旋转动作的组合，这使他们容易出现疼痛/受伤情况。本研究旨在确定男性青少年曲棍球运动员中腰痛（LBP）的3个月期间患病率和发病率（新病例数）、其特征以及与选定风险因素的关联，还有治疗方法。对112名男性青少年运动员进行了一项基于问卷的研究，问卷包括人口统计学、损伤特征和寻求的专业护理等部分。共完成了68份问卷（参与率为67%）；LBP的期间患病率为63.2%（赛季开始时为35.0%，赛季中期为32.4%，赛季结束时为22.1%）；发病率为38.2%。LBP最常见的部位是中腰至下腰区域（39.5%）；最常见的疼痛持续时间为几个小时（32.6%）。大多数参与者（79.1%）没有将他们的疼痛归类为残疾；只有44.2%的参与者接受了治疗。尽管本研究聚焦于特定的青少年群体，但与早期主要涉及女性人群的研究相比，LBP的患病率相当但略有升高。因此，我们建议针对曲棍球运动中LBP的预防和管理制定、实施并严格评估有针对性的策略。
