What is it about?
This study examined associations between physical activity level, sport participation and musculoskeletal pain in the neck and shoulders, low back and lower extremities in a population-based sample of adolescents.
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Why is it important?
We found that a moderate level of physical activity was associated with lower odds of neck and shoulder pain and low back pain. Participation in technical sports were associated with increased odds of low back pain, and team sports with increased odds of lower extremity pain. The knowledge gained through this study’s identification of PA levels and sports associated with pain within the various body locations creates the potential for prevention or earlier detection of musculoskeletal pain among adolescents. Our study shows that it is important for healthcare professionals who encounter active adolescents with pain to consider not only the general PA level (days of PA/week) but to identify types of sport participation as well.
Perspectives
Because of the conflicting evidence regarding the impact of physical activity on musculoskeletal pain, we wanted to expand our understanding of how PA and various types of sports participation may be differently related to pain depending on pain localization. I hope that our results can provide a better understanding of the potential benefits and risks associated with different types of sport participation among adolescents.
MarenHjelle Guddal
Universitetet i Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Physical Activity Level and Sport Participation in Relation to Musculoskeletal Pain in a Population-Based Study of Adolescents, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2325967116685543.
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