Author(s): Tamara R Cohen

CONCLUSION: Our results revealed the presence of side-to-side asymmetries in body composition in university rugby players between sex and position. The amount of asymmetry, however, was not associated with LBP and LLI.

Article GUID: 36724794

Author(s): Lévesque J; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M;

Context: A smaller lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle was reported to be a strong predictor of lower limb injury in professional Australian Football League players. However, despite the high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and lower limb injury in rugby players, their LM characteristics have yet to be explored. Objective: To (1) examine LM characteristics i ...

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