Study note • PMID 36086735
Efficacy of semi-customized exercises in preventing low back pain in high school volleyball players: A randomized controlled trial.
Worth trying if it fits your goal and context.
ELI5
In plain language
BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is a common injury in high school volleyball players. (randomized trial; participants).
The abstract reports an association involving Injury risk (not necessarily causation). Treat this as a signal, not a guarantee; confirm methods and context in the full paper.
Takeaways
What the abstract suggests
- • Study question: BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is a common injury in high school volleyball players.
- • The abstract reports an association involving Injury risk (not necessarily causation).
- • Population: participants.
- • Protocol cues (title/abstract): 4 weeks.
Protocol
Protocol (as reported)
- • Intervention/exposure: stretch, stretching (vs control group).
- • Dose/time/duration cues in abstract/title: 4 weeks.
- • Outcomes: Injury risk.
- • Replication note: abstracts often omit adherence and timing; confirm details before changing training or supplementation.
Fit
Who it helps, and who should skip it
Who it helps
- • Athletes similar to the study population (participants) working on mobility.
- • Athletes who can measure Injury risk with a repeatable workout or time-trial effort.
Who should skip
- • If you have symptoms or conditions that make the intervention risky, get professional guidance.
- • If you’re near race day and can’t safely test, defer the experiment.
Methods
What the study actually did
- • Design: randomized trial.
- • Population: participants.
- • Comparator: control group.
- • Outcomes measured: Injury risk.
- • Protocol cues mentioned: 4 weeks.
- • Source: PubMed PMID 36086735 (2022) — Medicine.
Results excerpt
What the abstract reports
“The intervention group had a significantly lower incidence of LBP (8.8%) than the control group (33.3%) (relative risk, 3.78; 95% confidence interval, 1.17-12.23; P = .017, 1 - beta = 0.99).”
Note: excerpts are short; for full context, read the paper.
Limits
Limitations & bias
- • Abstract-only summaries can miss critical details (population, protocol, adherence, and context).
- • Single studies often don’t generalize to your event, history, and training load; treat results as a starting point.
- • If your context differs (elite vs recreational; cycling vs running), adjust expectations and be conservative.
- • This is performance information, not medical advice.
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