Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Sports Medicine - Hip
Abstract number: 24300
NECK, SPINE AND JOINT PAIN IN FIVE DIFFERENT TOP ATHLETES
Adad BARANTO 1 , Olof THORESON 2 , Mikael HELLSTRÖM 3 , Leif SWÄRD 1
1 Dep of Orthopaedics, Gothenburg (SWEDEN), 2 University of Gothenburg,
Gothenburg (SWEDEN), 3 Dep of Radiology, Gothenburg (SWEDEN)
Neck, thoracic, lumbar spine and joint pain are common complaints among top
athletes. Unfortunately there is a lack of knowledge in the literature about the
frequency of these complaints among athletes. The frequency of neck injuries, and
low back pain, is more studied. Ninety-one athletes (divers, weight-lifters, wrestlers,
orienteers, and ice-hockey players) and 21 non-athletes were studied for a MRI and
questionnaire study of the thoracic and lumbar spine. The questionnaire concerned
back, neck and joint pain during the last week and the last year.The total frequency
of pain in all athletes during the last week/year were: neck 35/55%, thoracic spine
21/33%, lumbar spine 49/67%, shoulder 14/20%, elbow 8/7%, wrist 8/8%, hip
15/23%, knee 22/43% and ankle 11/25%. The frequency in the non-athletes were
respectively: neck 9/33%, thoracic spine 18/33%, lumbar spine 36/50%, shoulder
0/9%, elbow 9/0%, wrist 0/0%, hip 9/8%, knee 10/9% and ankle 0/0%. There were no
statistical difference between the athletes and non-athletes regarding all joints and
the spine. The highest frequency of pain during the last week regarding the spine
was found in ice-hockey players and divers, the knee in wrestlers and ice-hockey
players.Top athletes in different sports reported higher frequency of pain in the neck,
spine and joints in comparison to non-athletes.
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