THE LOW BACK PAIN EXPERIENCE

Wilson, F., Ng, L., O’Sullivan, K., Caneiro, J., O’Sullivan, P., Horgan, A., Thornton, J., Wilkie, K., Timonen, V. (2021). ‘You’re the best liar in the world’: a grounded theory study of rowing athletes’ experience of low back pain, British Journal of Sports Medicine.

By Blake Gourley

Have you experienced low back pain caused by rowing? If so, were you willing to share that information with your coach? This study examines the impact low back pain has on a rowers' mindset, and how rowing culture impacts the response to low back pain.