{"paper_id":"1be1ec83-77db-4f96-8398-9645ccdb0401","body_text":"Nonspecific lower back pain in overhead athletes is multifactorial and is not solely determined by the type and intensity of the sport\nDOI:\nhttps://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2026/v38i1a24875Abstract\nLetter to the editor in response to a 2025 publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine: Moatshe TP, Dawood M. Prevalence and risk factors of non-specific low back pain among amateur overhead athletes in Gauteng Province. S Afr J Sports Med. 2025; 37:1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2025/v37i1a18797.\nRelated article: Moatshe, T. P. (2026). Response: “Nonspecific lower back pain in overhead athletes is multifactorial and is not solely determined by the type and intensity of the sport”. S Afr J Sports Med, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2026/v38i1a25502.\nDownloads\nReferences\n1. Moatshe TP, Dawood M. Prevalence and risk factors of non-specific low back pain among amateur overhead athletes in Gauteng Province. S Afr J Sports Med. 2025; 37:1-6 [http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2025/v37i1a18797] [PMID: 40376105] [PMCID: PMC12077823]\n2. Farley T, Stokke J, Goyal K, DeMicco R. Chronic Low Back Pain: History, Symptoms, Pain Mechanisms, and Treatment. Life (Basel). 2024 Jun 27;14(7):812. [http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life14070812] [PMID 39063567] [PMCID: PMC11278085]\n3. Skarpsno ES, Nilsen TIL, Mork PJ. The effect of long-term poor sleep quality on risk of back-related disability and the modifying role of physical activity. Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 28;11(1):15386. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94845-7] [PMID 34321561] [PMCID: PMC8319142]\n4. Choi S, Nah S, Jang HD, Moon JE, Han S. Association between chronic low back pain and degree of stress: a nationwide cross-sectional study. Sci Rep. 2021 Jul 15;11(1):14549. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94001-1] [PMID:34267269] [PMCID: PMC8282867]\nDownloads\nPublished\nIssue\nSection\nLicense\nCopyright (c) 2026 South African Journal of Sports Medicine\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.\nThe South African Journal of Sports Medicine reserves copyright of the material published. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License. Material submitted for publication in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine is accepted provided it has not been published elsewhere. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine does not hold itself responsible for statements made by the authors.","source_license":"CC-BY-4.0","license_restricted":false}