期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：4
页码：575-580
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1233555
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. The number of cyclists increases each year. Some people treat cycling as a passion and practice it at everypossible occasion, while for others it is a mean of transport or a form of relaxation at the weekend. However, very few peoplerealize that cycling can also have a negative impact on their health.Objective. To assess the prevalence of lower extremity and spine pain in cyclists, and evaluate the influence of variousfactors causing it.Materials and method. The study was performed on 167 subjects during amateur cycling competitions in the GreaterPoland and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Provinces. A specially prepared questionnaire was used in the study. The questions relatedto the pain caused by cycling, the character and the localization of the pain, and the presence of warm-up and stretching.Results. Knee pain was reported in 40% of the study subjects (mostly anterior pain – 26%). Spine pain was reported in 41%of the studied athletes, where 26% was related with the lumbar spine. Variables, such as age, weight, age, BMI, trainingexperience and number of hours devoted to training per week had no influence on the incidence and the localization of legpain, but it had influence in the case of spine pain. Stretching after cycling was the factor which significantly distinguishedthe studied groups with regard to the incidence of knee pain.Conclusions. The most common type of leg pain was knee pain (anterior knee pain) whereas spine pain was mostcommonly reported in the lumbar spine. Statistical analysis showed that spine pain is more often reported by people whoare older, have higher weight, and people who spend more time training per week. Warm-up and stretching after cyclingare recommended to cyclists who experience pain.
