SUMMARY
Background. Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread condition in sport; it can lead to high treatment costs, dropping out of training and competition, decreased quality of life, and limitations to performance. Moreover, a large number of sport athletes suffer from chronic low back pain (CLBP). Among equestrian athletes low back pain is accepted as a symptom immanent to the sport.
Methods. The study is a cross-sectional survey conducted using an online cloud-based software among competitive Athletes members of the Italian Equestrian Sport Federation older than 18 years old (n = 40932).
Results. 886 athletes participated in the survey: 21.90% were male and 78.10% were female. LBP had a prevalence of 91.6% and 74.2% for life-time and 1-year respectively, while CLBP had a prevalence of 23.9%. Prevalence of LBP is 61% in Show-jumping, 13.6% in Dressage, 6.3% in Eventing, 2.9% in Horse Country Riding and 2.2% in Reining. Weight has a positive association with LBP (O.R. 1.05 95% CI = [1.02, 1.09] p < 0.05), while age has a negative association (O.R. 0.95 95% CI = [0.94, 0.98] p < 0.05). Practicing activity more than 5-6 hours a week has a positive association with CLBP (O.R. 1.21 95% CI = [1.05, 1.4] p < 0.05). CLBP is associated with interrupted activity (p < 0.001), drugs consumption (p < 0.001) and restriction in participation (p < 0.001).
Conclusions. LBP and CLBP are very common conditions in equestrian athletes and their prevalence is higher compared to general population. LBP is more frequent in show-jumping compared to other disciplines. Age and weight are associated with lifetime LBP, with, respectively, a negative and positive association. Athletes with CLBP showed more disability in activities of daily living (ADLs) and tendency to suspend sports more frequently.
Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Italian Equestrian Athletes: a Cross-Sectional Study
M. Ferrante, F. Bonetti, F. M. Quattrini, M. Mezzetti, S. Demarie
Original Article, 344-352
Keywords: Chronic low back pain, dressage, eventing, horse-rider, lumbar spine, prevalence study, show jumping,
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