Aerospace medicine and human performance
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Aerosp Med Hum Perform · Oct 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialA Randomized Controlled Trial of Core Strengthening Exercises in Helicopter Crewmembers with Low Back Pain.
The purpose of this study was to determine if five core strengthening exercises would decrease pain severity and related disability in U.S. Air Force helicopter aircrew members with low back pain. ⋯ Core strengthening exercises were effective in reducing in-flight pain and led to a reduction in pain symptoms and disability over the 12-wk study period as compared to those subjects who maintained their regular exercise regimen.