One large-scale survey of 1,178 school children revealed a cumulative predominance of back pain in 51.2 percent of the surveyed population. The most common back pain recorded was lumbar, thoracic and leg.
Adolescent athletes are more predisposed to low back pain.
Excessive spinal loading that typical accompanies many sporting activities increase the risk for acute low back injuries during the growth spurt. This occurrence is more harmful to the lower back. In approximately half of those involved in vehicle injury, lumbar spine injury is present. The lumbar injury is often attributed to the belt fulcrum trauma. Investigators in Finland reviewed 12,000 cases of possible lumbar disc disease.