Prevalence of degenerative vertebral disc changes in elite female Crossfit athletes - a cross-sectional study

Crossfit athletes consistently recruit or transfer high levels of repetitive forces through the spine, and MRI has documented a higher rate of intervertebral disc degeneration in athletes compared with matched controls. The aim of this study was to evaluate early degenerative spinal disc changes in...

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Published in:BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2023-12, Vol.24 (1), p.963-963, Article 963
Main Authors: Wegner, Mathis, Backhauß, Jan-Christoph, Michalsky, Yannik, Seesko, Henrik, Hensler, Johannes, Klueter, Tim, Jansen, Olav, Seekamp, Andreas, Lippross, Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3.0 Tesla MRI
Adult
Asymptomatic
Athletes
Back pain
Care and treatment
Classification
Cross-Sectional Studies
Crossfit
Degeneration
Degenerative disc disease
Diagnosis
Female
Female athletes
Females
Health aspects
Hernia
Humans
Intervertebral Disc - pathology
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnostic imaging
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - epidemiology
Intervertebral discs
Intervertebral disk
Intervertebral disk displacement
Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Olympic games
Pathology
Pfirrmann grading
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal stenosis
Spine
Sports injuries
Sports training
Strength training
Vertebrae
Weightlifting
Women athletes
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Summary:Crossfit athletes consistently recruit or transfer high levels of repetitive forces through the spine, and MRI has documented a higher rate of intervertebral disc degeneration in athletes compared with matched controls. The aim of this study was to evaluate early degenerative spinal disc changes in elite female CrossFit athletes quantified by 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) matched with female none-athletes. In a cross-sectional single-center study 19 asymptomatic adult participants, nine German female elite Crossfit athletes and ten female participants underwent spinal MRI (3.0T). Demographic data, spinal clinical examination results and sport-specific performance parameters were collected prior to the MRI. The primary outcome was the prevalence of degenerative spinal disc changes. The secondary outcome was the grade of degeneration using Pfirrmann grading. A total of 437 discs underwent spinal MRI (3.0T). The prevalence of early degenerative disc disease was not increased. Pfirrmann degenerative grade did not show significant differences among groups. Asymptomatic female elite Crossfit athletes do not show an increased prevalence of degenerative disc disease. Compared to a sex-matched control group, high training volume in Crossfit does not correlate to a higher incidence of degenerative disc changes in young females.
ISSN:1471-2474
1471-2474
DOI:10.1186/s12891-023-07071-9