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A significant association
between knee pain and low back pain was noted in young baseball players, finds
the recent study.
The young baseball players
with knee pain could develop low back pain in the near future, as per recent
research undertaken by Yutaka Yabe and colleagues. The significant
investigation has been centred on elbow and shoulder injuries among baseball
players. But, research regarding knee and lumbar spine injuries among these
players is limited. The energy is shifted from the lower body parts using lower
back to the upper body during usual motions in the baseball like hitting,
running and throwing. Lower back pain along with other lower extremity pain can
abrupt the kinematic chain, and therefore essential to know the relationship
between lower extremity complaints and LBP.
This cross-sectional
study aimed to illustrate the connection between LBP and knee pain using a
self-reported questionnaire in the young baseball players of aged 6 to 15
years. Multivariate logistic regression models were used for the investigation
by considering body mass index, age, sex, number of hours in practice per day
on weekend and weekdays, number of days of training per week, player position,
team levels, practice intensity, and frequency of participation in games as
variables.
The point prevalence
of knee pain and LBP noticed was 13.1% and 8.4%, respectively. LBP showed a
significant relationship with knee pain. The adjusted odds ratio for LBP marked
was 5.83 in the presence of knee pain, using the nonexistence of knee pain as a
reference. The physicians should pay attention to knee complaints to stop and
manage LBP among young baseball players.
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Knee pain is associated with lower back pain in young baseball players: a cross-sectional study.
Yutaka Yabe et al.
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