Does the menstrual cycle and use of oral contraceptives influence the risk of low back pain? A prospective study among female soccer players

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 348-353

  Brynhildsen, J O ^a,b   Hammar, J ^a   Hammar, M L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female soccer; Low back pain; Menstrual cycle; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ESTROGENS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPINE;

EID: 0031307024     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00165.x     Document Type: Article

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