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The spine in swimming
Competitive swimming has a low incidence of back pain and spine injury. Catastrophic cervical injury can occur from diving into a shallow pool; and injuries frequently result from diving from any height. Functional lower and middle back pain usually are due to musculoskeletal causes and are treated conservatively. In a sport that rewards flexibility, it is vital that coaches, trainers, and treating physicians stay current with the physical effects resulting from evolving competitive techniques and rules.
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| Notations: | endurance sports biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Clinics in Sports Medicine |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10230573&dopt=Abstract |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 389-393 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |