Functional rehabilitation of lumbar spine injuries in the athlete

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Krabak, Brian ^a,b   Kennedy, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Core exercises; Rehabilitation; Spine

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PLIABILITY; SPINAL INJURIES; SPORTS;

EID: 39149112207     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e318164c431     Document Type: Review

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