title: Low back injury.
abstract: Low back injuries occur commonly in tennis, but the pathophysiologic, biomechanical, and clinical characteristics are not well defined. Tennis players may be at an increased risk of lumbar disc pathology from rotational and hyperextension shearing effects. Treatment of low back injury at present is empiric, but sport-specific lumbar stabilization and unloading of the lumbar disc should be developed. Prospective longitudinal research protocols are needed to study the lumbar spine in tennis players.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hainline
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000503:physiopathology; D013715:Tennis / Q000293:injuries*