title: Successful rehabilitation of a recreational endurance runner: initial validation for the Bunkie test.
abstract: This case report details the musculoskeletal evaluation and the successful rehabilitation of a 24-year-old female recreational distance runner who self-referred to physical therapy with an acute bout of low back pain (LBP). Her LBP was provoked during each distance run. The patient's musculoskeletal evaluation revealed core weakness, especially on the left. A recently reported functional test, the Bunkie test, was administered as part of the physical evaluation. The scores from the Bunkie test correlated with other quantitative and qualitative findings. A therapeutic exercise program emphasizing core stabilization was prescribed. The patient was able to shortly return to running pain-free.
authors.affiliation: Pacific University Oregon, 222 SE 8th Avenue, Hillsboro 97123, OR, USA. brum4084@pacificu.edu
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brumitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome