Comparison of the prevalence, severity and disability caused by nonspecific low back pain in men and women of the country’s elite karate (kata)

Nonspecific low back pain is one of the most common types of low back pain. The majority of people in the community suffer from this complication at least once in their lifetime. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence, severity and disability caused by nonspecific low back pain in elite karateka (kata) men and women in Iran.For this purpose, ۹۴ elite karateka (kata) in Iran (mean ± SD; ۲۳.۳۱±۴.۷۴ years, height ۱۶۷.۳۹±۶.۷۰ cm and weight ۶۵.۱۳±۹.۳۷ kg) participated in the present study. To measure pain intensity, disability rate and pain measurement, online questionnaires of Quebec pain intensity, oswestry disability rate were used, respectively. Chi-square test were used to analyze the data.The results showed that there is a significant difference between the prevalence of nonspecific low back pain among elite male and female karateka (kata) in Iran (ƛ۲ = ۱۴.۱۱, p = ۰.۰۰۱). While there is no significant difference in the severity of nonspecific low back pain (ƛ۲ = ۰.۵۳, p = ۰.۴۶) and disability due to nonspecific low back pain (ƛ۲ = ۲/۶۶, p = ۰/۲۶) among elite male and female karateka (kata) in the country.According to the results of the present study, nonspecific back pain is more common in men. In this regard, it is suggested that the identification of high-risk techniques as well as the modification of relevant techniques in the group be done with more emphasis. Although the Poper strengthening of the pelvic-lumbar region can also be effective in reducing the prevalence of this injury.

کلیدواژه ها:

Nonspecific back pain ، Kata ، Prevalence ، Karate