Risk factor for lumber disc degeneration in gymnasts

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870847
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science; Applied health science
• Research Institution: Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: KOYAMA KOJI 東京有明医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (70563469)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 椎間板変性 / 体操競技

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we evaluated limbus vertebra (LV) as a risk factor for lumber disc degeneration (LDD) in Japanese collegiate gymnasts. We found that adjacent LV was associated with LDD and was a significant predictor of the development of LDD, particularly in the upper lumbar region, in Japanese collegiate gymnasts. We suggest a new risk factor of LDD in Japanese collegiate gymnasts.

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