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Case Report  \nAri Kaplan, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, CertMDT  \nAssociation of Clinical Excellence, Wilmington, DE ATI Physical 􀀞erapy, Bear, DE  \nABSTRACT  \nBackground: Descriptions of treatment of adolescent athletes with non-specific low back pain is sparsely cited in the literature. However, physical therapy is often recommended. Case Description: e patient was an 18-year-old high school athlete with low back pain. Interventions consisted of direct treatment (local) at the lumbar spine, and also a focus on improving anterior and rotational hip mobility (global approach) . Outcomes: e patient was treated for a total of 7 visits with an Oswestry Disability Index improvement from 16% to 0% . Discussion:  \nis case report describes the clinical reasoning and interventions of a regional interdependence approach in an athlete where hip deficits were found and were believed to be resulting in altered lumbar mechanics. e resolution of symptoms and full return to activity in a limited number of treatments may suggest the hip to be a contributor of symptom provocation in teenage athletes.  \nKeyWords: physical therapy, lumbar pain  \nINTRODUCTION  \nLow back pain is the cause for seeking treatment in nearly 50% of all patients presenting to outpatient physical therapy.1,2 is does not preclude adolescents, who show a prevalence that is exceedingly high. Estimates cite an effect as great as 70% to 80% of this population by age 20.3 Recently, clinical prediction rules and treatment-based classifications have been developed to improve the care of patients with back pain.4-8 ey aim to treat a patient through symptom presentation as opposed to focusing on the anatomical diagnosis. While classifying patients has shown improvements in low back pain care,9 Stanton et al8 have shown that 50% of individuals will not clearly fit into a classification and half of that 50%(25%) will not fit into any category, resulting in difficulty deciding on the proper treatment. Additionally, past studies have excluded patients under the age of 18 and have not examined athletes as a  \nspecific population. e treatment categories also only focus on a specific intervention delivered to the lumbar spine: manipulation, directional preference exercises, stabilization exercises, and traction.6  \nere is a dearth of literature on back pain in the adolescent athlete, with much of this limited focus solely on spondylogenic lesions. Spondylogenic lesions can be illusive in their detection as special testing shows sensitivity and specificity that is poor and therefore often requires advanced imaging, such as magnetic resonance imaging. 10,11 As insurance companies deny greater proportions of advanced imaging, immediately searching for these issues may no longer be an option. Additionally, Fredrickson et al12 found that 6% of adults showed a spondylogenic lesion, without associated pain in the past. is maybe that some of these lesions may not be the source of an athlete’s pain.  \nClinicians have recently been considering applying the concept of regional interdependence, where one area of the body influences another area.13 For example, much research has examined the hip’s influence on the patellofemoral joint in anterior knee pain, noting that poorly controlled gluteal muscles correlate with patellofemoral pain.14 Research is beginning to emerge on the effects of treating multiple areas of the body for a diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis and showing it to be superior to conventional treatments directed solely at the lumbar spine.15-17  \nIn golf, there is research supporting the influence of other regions of the body on lumbar spine injury. Kim et al18 found that a loss of hip rotation in the lead limb correlates with low back pain in professional golfers.  \ney stated that the kinetic energy normally dissipated during the follow-through was transferred from the lead hip to the lumbar spine, resulting in c","cbCaipVMcC0NV6oM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipVMcC0NV6oM","pdf",1286423,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Adolescent low back pain and classification limits\n## Regional interdependence concepts and supporting literature\n## Rationale for applying regional interdependence in baseball","[{\"question\":\"What was the patient’s age and athletic background in the case report?\",\"answer\":\"The case involved an 18-year-old high school athlete who played hockey and baseball.\"},{\"question\":\"What interventions were used in the regional interdependence approach?\",\"answer\":\"Treatment combined local direct work at the lumbar spine with global efforts to improve anterior and rotational hip mobility.\"},{\"question\":\"What outcome measures and results were reported after treatment?\",\"answer\":\"The patient received 7 visits, and the Oswestry Disability Index improved from 16% to 0%, with symptom resolution and full return to activity.\"}]","Application of Regional Interdependence in Treating an Adolescent Athlete with Low Back Pain: A Case Report | PDF",1790329539,23]