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Nonspecific lower back pain in overhead athletes is multifactorial and is not solely determined by the type and intensity of the sport
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https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2026/v38i1a24875Abstract
Letter 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.
Related 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.
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