Prevention and management of osteitis pubis in the Australian Football League: A qualitative analysis

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 117-125

  Pizzari, Tania ^a   Coburn, Paul T ^a   Crow, Justin F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian football; Groin pain; Osteitis pubis; Pubalgia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETITION; CROSS TRAINING; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OSTEITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REST; TRAINING; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FOOTBALL; GROIN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OSTEITIS; PELVIC BONES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 48649095815     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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