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Asymmetrical and smaller size of trunk muscles in combat sports athletes with lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration

BACKGROUND: Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (LDD) frequently occurs in athletes. Associations between LDD and trunk muscles still remain unclear. PURPOSE: This study examined whether there is an association between the prevalence of LDD and the symmetry and size of the cross-sectional areas...

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Autores principales: Iwai, Kazunori, Koyama, Koji, Okada, Takashi, Nakazato, Koichi, Takahashi, Ray, Matsumoto, Shingo, Yamamoto, Yosuke, Hiranuma, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5009060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27652049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3155-8