The effects of preseason trunk muscle training on low-back pain occurrence in women collegiate gymnasts

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-92

  Durall, Christopher J ^a   Udermann, Brian E ^a   Johansen, Dana R ^a   Gibson, Barbara ^a   Reineke, David M ^a   Reuteman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gymnastics; Low back injury; Torso endurance; Trunk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT INJURY; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249150749     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31818b93ac     Document Type: Article

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