The relationship between hip rotation range of movement and low back pain prevalence in amateur golfers: An observational study

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Murray, Eoghan ^a   Birley, Emma ^a   Twycross Lewis, Richard ^a   Morrissey, Dylan ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Golf; Hip; Low back pain; Rotation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SELF REPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GOLF; HIP; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350618761     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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