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ReviewResearch in sports medicine (Print)

Assessment and rehabilitation of chronic low back pain in baseball: part II.

Joseph G Wasser, Jason L Zaremski, Daniel C Herman, Heather K Vincent

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Review in Research in sports medicine (Print). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph G Wassera Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Research; Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research , University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA.
Jason L Zaremskia Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Research; Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research , University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA.
Daniel C Hermana Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Research; Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research , University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA.
Heather K Vincenta Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Division of Research; Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research , University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA.
University of Florida · US

Funding

Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training (RMST) ProgramK12HD001097 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BONINGER, MICHAEL L. · 1995 to 2016
$14.1M
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD001097
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repetitive throwing and hitting motions in baseball place mechanical stresses to the lumbar spine which may cause low back pain (LBP). Pain may be due to vertebral stress reactions or insufficiency fractures, intervertebral disc degeneration or intervertebral disc herniation. Untreated chronic conditions have high potential to lead to a more significant injury such as spondylolysis. Chronic LBP increases the risk for missed playing time, early career termination and lower quality of life after retirement. Proper clinical assessment and prevention/rehabilitation of LBP in this population is thus important for performance, play time and overall long-term quality of life. This narrative review synopsizes the available evidence for assessment and rehabilitation of baseball players with LBP, including the structured rehabilitative techniques and programmes which should be administered to affected players. The state of the evidence suggests that there are deficits in identifying the optimal prevention and rehabilitation prescription components for the variety of LBP-inducing injuries in this athletic population.

Indexed as

BaseballBiomechanical PhenomenaChronic PainCumulative Trauma DisordersHumansLow Back PainMedical History TakingMovementPhysical ExaminationSymptom AssessmentBaseballclinical examinjurylow back painrehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID28128000
PMCPMC5504913
OpenAlexW2581966751

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