Impact loading of the lumbar spine during football blocking

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-321

  Gatt Jr , Charles J ^a   Hosea, Timothy M ^a,b   Palumbo, Robert C ^a   Zawadsky, Joseph P ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 1842372108     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500308     Document Type: Article

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