title: Lumbar stabilization: a review of core concepts and current literature, part 2.
abstract: Lumbar-stabilization exercise programs have become increasingly popular as a treatment for low-back pain. In this article, we outline an evidence-based medicine approach to evaluating patients for a lumbar-stabilization program. We also discuss typical clinical components of this type of program and the rationale for including these particular features based on the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle Washington 98195-6490, USA.
authors.forename: Karen P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griggs
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cadby
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular