Axial back pain in the athlete: Pathophysiology and approach to rehabilitation

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-93

  Carlson, Chad ^a  

^a Stadia Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Back pain; Core; Core stability; Core strengthening; Disc herniation; Rehabilitation; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL EXERCISE; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ATHLETIC REHABILITATION; ENDURANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE BRIDGE EXERCISE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SPORT INJURY; UNILATERAL HIP EXTENSION;

EID: 67651005416     PISSN: 1935973X     EISSN: 19359748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12178-009-9050-y     Document Type: Review

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