Core Stability Exercises

Exercises – What’s the Use?

October 20, 2012 by Dr Matthew D. Long Source:  http://cdi.edu.au/clarity/exercises_whats_use.php One of the most frequent criticisms of chiropractic care seems to be that it is largely passive and that exercises don’t feature strongly in overall management. While this is clearly a simplification it does perhaps illustrate the fact that differences of opinion about the role of exercise […]

Effects of stabilization exercise using a ball on mutifidus cross-sectional area in patients with chronic low back pain

Chung S,et al. Show allJournal J Sports Sci Med. 2013 Sep 1;12(3):533-41. Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center , Seoul, South Korea. Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of lumbar stabilization exercises using balls to the effects of general lumbar stabilization exercises with respect to changes in […]

Effects of Stabilization Exercise Using a Ball on Mutifidus Cross-Sectional Area in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

J Sports Sci Med. 2013 Sep; 12(3): 533–541. Published online 2013 Sep 1. PMCID: PMC3772599 SinHo Chung Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of lumbar stabilization exercises using balls to the effects of general lumbar stabilization exercises with respect to changes in the cross section of the multifidus (MF), weight […]

Deficits in Neuromuscular Control of the Trunk Predict Knee Injury Risk: Prospective Biomechanical-Epidemiologic Study

Zazulak, B. T., Hewett, T. E., Reeves, N. P., Goldberg, B., and Cholewicki, J. (2007). Deficits in neuromuscular control of the trunk predict knee injury risk. The American journal of sports medicine, 35(7), 1123-1130. Abstract Background Female athletes are at significantly greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than male athletes in the same […]