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What's the most common cause of back ache among young athletes?
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Muscular strain: Same as every one muscular strain mumber one for backache.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Overuse: Usually overuse or repetitive use injury especially as higher level athletes stay with their primary sport all year round with no rest or change to another sport. Occasionally, this can be a presentation of a condition known as spondylolysis/ spondylolisthesis.
Answered 8/18/2012
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