By Bradley P. Graw, MD and Sam W. Wiesel, MDLow back pain has an incidence between 1% and 30% in athletes. The natural history of low back pain is such that greater than 90% will improve without medical attention. Our treatment algorithm begins by ruling out nonspinal related causes of low back pain including neoplasm, infection, and serious medical conditions. Next cauda equina compression is differentiated from clinical entities that can be treated on an elective basis. Low back strain, herniated nucleus pulposis, spinal stenosis, and degenerative disease are each discussed with an emphasis on imaging studies finding a correlation between history, physical, and the neurodiagnostic testing. Athletes over the age of 60 who require back surgery should understand that they would most likely not return to their previous level of activity. Recent work has focused on rehabilitative principles such as core stabilization and their role in the prevention and treatment of athletes with lumbar disorders.
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Review article co-authored by Bradley P. Graw, MD and Sam W. Wiesel, MD.
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Hello I am currently conducting a survey to aid in training apparel that is specifically fro those with back pain or injury. These question will aid in my decision making on the final outcome of the training suit.
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