Sports can increase physical fitness, exercise the will, it may also lead to more pains. According to Reuters January 29, which reported that the latest issue of "American Journal of Sports Medicine," pointed that adolescent who participate in competitive sports for many years will increase risk of lumbago pain .

University of Tsukuba, Japan, the experts completed a new study involving 4667 18-year-old freshman. The researchers devided these first-year students into three groups, students in primary schools and secondary schools having participated in competitive sports are classified as the most active group, those participating in sports competitions 1-2 times is more active groups, the other students inactive group.

It was found that in the most active group, 10% have ever asked for sick leave bacause of the backache pain, and the other two groups were 6% and 4%. Of the most active group of students, the occurrence of backache pain accompanied by leg pain or numbness accounted for 15%, the other two groups of 8.5% and 4%. The study also found in the investigation of the eight common sports, the volleyball players back pain is the most serious, the incidence rate is as high as 80% followed by football, the incidence rate was 60%. Overall, those from primary school began to participate in sports competition test the incidence of low back pain was 72%. College students participating in the competition occurred at least once low back pain, and those less to participate in the competition, as well as those who had never participated in sports competitions their incidence of low back pain was 62%. In addition, the students, a long time to participate in athletics competition, their low back pain will have been further accentuated. However, for young people with low back pain whether the pain is related to sports training techniques or some special project-specific gestures or actions, which still need for further studies to confirm.

The researchers said the findings did not mean that the child was better not do sports. In controlling weight and maintaining health, regular exercise is still playing an important role.

Drastic and more intense campaign are tests to the waist muscles and lumbar vertebral. Before participating in these sports, we must fully stretch, open limb, try to make the muscles of the body are "ready" than can we avoid damage.