Warm-Up Program for Adolescent Golfers Reduces Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is common in golfers. While numerous injury prevention programs exist for youth athletes, there is a significant lack of such programs to prevent LBP in adolescent golfers. Objective: To ascertain the impact of an LBP prevention program on the incidence of LBP among adolescent golfers. Design: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Participants: Forty-five high-school golfers participated (age, 16.0 ± 0.7 years). Interventions: Participants were randomly allocated to either a Golfer's Low Back Pain Exercise Prevention program (GLEP) group (n = 23) or a Sham group (n = 22). Both groups were instructed to implement each intervention before playing golf for 12 weeks. Outcome Measure(s): The primary

SUBMITTER: Hamada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358233 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature