Rehabilitation of Football Players With Lumbar Spine Injury (Part 2 of 2)

Abstract

In brief: Football is a collision sport that places tremendous demands on the lumbar spine. With a thorough, rational rehabilitation program, players who sustain injuries to the lumbar spine can return to competition. Part 1 of this article discussed the pain-control phase of the rehabilitation plan for football players with low back pain. In this concluding article, the author discusses the second phase of rehabilitation—the training phase—which emphasizes movement training and exercises for strengthening the abdominal muscles, in order to stabilize the lumbar spine