Pain-related fear of movement dynamics in individuals with and without low back pain participating in weightlifting and/or powerlifting training.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Pain-free adults in the general population have been shown to possess unhelpful beliefs that certain movements and postures are harmful to the spine, potentially reinforcing fear-avoidance behaviour. Whether such beliefs occur in individuals undertaking regular powerlifting (PL) and Olympic weightlifting (OWL) training is unclear.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study design, 67 individuals who participate in OWL and PL training completed an online survey. Demographic characteristics, training history, and self-reported perceptions of harm, on the 40-item Photograph Series of Daily Activities shortened electronic version (PHODA-SeV), were collected. After removing collinear variables, 13 items were entered into a network analysis, in which the adjusted correlations betw

SUBMITTER: Liew BXW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612576 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature