Disk degeneration and fast bowling in cricket: An intervention study

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1714-1718

  Elliott, Bruce ^a   Khangure, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Education; Exercise promotion; Lumbar spine; MRI; Youth sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0036843347     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200211000-00004     Document Type: Article

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