Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Aug 2004
Trunk muscle strength and disability level of low back pain in collegiate wrestlers.
Low back pain (LBP) is a frequent injury in athletes. This study examined the relationship between isokinetic trunk muscle strength and the functional disability level of chronic LBP. We particularly focused on the existence of radiological abnormalities (RA) in the lumbar region. ⋯ The relatively low strength of trunk extensors may be one of the factors related to nonspecific chronic low back pain in collegiate wrestlers.