Prevalence and risk factors of low back pain among undergraduate students of a sports and physical education institute in Tunisia

Libyan journal of medicine

Moez Triki¹ 

关键词: low back pain;    sports students;    sports training;    risk factors;   

DOI  :  10.3402/ljm.v10.26802

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionFor obvious reasons, athletes are at greater risk of sustaining a lumber (lower) spine injury due to physical activity. To our knowledge, no previous studies have examined the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in a Tunisian sports and physical education institute.AimTo assess the prevalence of LBP in different sports among students studying in a sports and physical education institute in Tunisia, to determine the causes of the injuries, and to propose solutions.MethodsA total of 3,379 boys and 2,579 girls were studied. A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted on a group of students aged 18.5–24.5 years at the Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax to estimate the prevalence of LBP and its relation to the type of sports. Data on age, weight, height, smoking, and the sport in which the student was injured in the low back were collected from the institute health service records from 2005 until 2013.ResultsLBP was reported by 879 of the 5,958 study participants (14.8%...

【 授权许可】

CC BY