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Instruments for assessing back pain in athletes: A systematic review
Vinicius Diniz Azevedo1, Regina Márcia Ferreira Silva2, Silvia Cristina de Carvalho Borges1
1Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.
This review identifies and evaluates questionnaires used to assess back pain in athletes. Only two of five validated instruments demonstrated high methodological quality, highlighting a need for better assessment tools.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Rehabilitation
- Clinical Epidemiology
Background:
- Back pain is a prevalent issue in athletes, impacting performance and potentially leading to career retirement.
- Existing studies utilize various questionnaires to assess pain intensity, location, and associated factors in athletes.
- A comprehensive review of validated questionnaires for assessing athlete back pain is needed.
Conclusions:
- The review identified three instruments specifically designed for assessing back pain in athletes.
- A significant proportion of questionnaire validation studies exhibit suboptimal methodological quality.
- Further research is needed to develop and validate high-quality assessment tools for athlete back pain.
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