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The adolescent "swimmer's back"

Richard E. Lindseth, MD

Three patients with backache, aggravated by swim ming the butterfly stroke, were subsequently diag nosed as having Scheuermann's kyphosis. These pa tients were treated with conventional methods. How ever, they were allowed additional time out of the brace to participate in swimming and were encour aged to do so, but they withheld from the butterfly stroke.

An average of 27% correction of curvature was seen with an average follow-up of 1.6 years. Symp toms subsided in all cases. We feel that the psycho logical and emotional well-being of the athlete can likewise be enhanced by continual participation with out compromising the overall result.