Low Back Pain in Professional Golfers: The Role of Associated Hip and Low Back Range-of-Motion Deficits

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 494-497

  Vad, Vijay B ^a,b,c,d   Bhat, Atul L ^e   Basrai, Dilshaad ^f   Gebeh, Ansu ^g   Aspergren, Donald D ^h   Andrews, James R ^d,i  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Assoc of Tennis Prof Circuit   (United States)

^d Prof Golfers' Association Tour   (United States)

^e Orthopaedic Surgical Associates of Lowell PC   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^g MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h HealthSouth Corporation   (United States)

ⁱ Alabama Sports Med/Orthoped Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain in golfers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GONIOMETRY; HIP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; SPORT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GOLF; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1242293730     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503261729     Document Type: Article

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