Avoiding lumbar spine injury during resistance training

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 64-72

  Durall, Christopher J ^a   Manske, Robert C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c V C Orthoped/Sports Phys Ther   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Lumbar spine; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044501241     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00126548-200508000-00011     Document Type: Review

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