Back Pain And Sports Injuries

By Jerome Hoffman


The general health care community will certainly tell you that routine stretching, running, playing sports, etc... is a crucial component for long-term health and longevity. Having said that, many athletes often experience sciatica, or some type of back pain associated with sciatica, which can briefly or perhaps even permanently cause them to stop participating in their specific sport. Symptoms, causes and treatments for spine pain caused by a sports injury are listed below.

Back pain, and specifically sciatica, caused by a sports injury can often present itself as a sharp pain, or sometimes a persistent, longer-lasting pain with a sharp pain that occurs consistently down the buttocks into the left or right leg. A sharp, abrupt pain typically signals that a traumatic injury has occurred while the chronic back pain might be more obtuse in nature, and may occur as recurring pain from an earlier injury. As stated above, in addition to causing pain, a sports injury that impairs the back may also trigger other symptoms, including the numbness and tingling often associated with sciatica.

Sports Injuries causing back pain can include trauma to the back from one sudden occurrence or from recurring stresses on the body. Many times, sports-related back pain is caused from overuse of a specific area of the back, such as when golfers repeatedly twist their lower backs while swinging a golf club. Most athletes will agree and are aware that most every sport comes with some risk of injury but some sports like weight lifting, cycling, and golf have a higher risk of back pain incidents - the repetitive strain/stress placed on the spine while playing the sport can cause back pain to occur - sometimes slowly over a period of years.

Most athletes can return to their individual sports once they have gotten appropriate treatment for their back pain. One of the fundamental keys to recovery is making sure that a correct diagnosis is made by a trained spine specialist. A spine specialist has the resources to determine the nature of an injury and create a treatment plan for it. Athkletes will often self-diagnose their injury and not follow the correct treatment plan, leading to further harm or more time required to mend to be able to play again.

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