The effect of pre-season dance training on physical indices and back pain in elite cross-country skiers: A prospective controlled intervention study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-153

  Alricsson, M ^a   Werner, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIING; SPINE; THORACIC SPINE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BACK PAIN; DANCING; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIING; SPINE;

EID: 1842455043     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.2402     Document Type: Article

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