Background The aging process results in a number of functional (eg, deficits in balance and
strength/power performance), neural (eg, loss of sensory/motor neurons), muscular (eg …

Background Diagnoses and treatments based on movement system impairment syndromes
were developed to guide physical therapy treatment. Objectives This masterclass aims to …

Background Therapeutic exercises are used in clinical practice for patients with low back
pain (LBP). Core stabilization exercises can retrain the important function of local trunk …

Background Non‐specific chronic low back pain disorders have been proven resistant to
change, and there is still a lack of clear evidence for one specific treatment intervention …

Background Low back pain has been the leading cause of disability globally for at least the
past three decades and results in enormous direct healthcare and lost productivity costs …

Background The impact of the relationship (therapeutic alliance) between patients and
physical therapists on treatment outcome in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic low …

Akuthota V, Nadler SF. Core strengthening. 2004; 85 (3 Suppl 1): S86–92. Core
strengthening has become a major trend in rehabilitation. The term has been used to …

Core stability is essential for proper load balance within the spine, pelvis, and kinetic chain.
The so-called core is the group of trunk muscles that surround the spine and abdominal …

Background Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is a large and costly problem. It has a
lifetime prevalence of 80% and results in high levels of healthcare cost. It is a major cause …

This first edition of" The ABC of EMG" is primarily a short teaching manual concerned with
summarizing selected scientific concepts as well as general contents and processes of the …