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The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists

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Main Author: Marsden, Mandy
Other Authors: Schwellnus, Martin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Division of Physiotherapy 2015
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12114 The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists Marsden, Mandy Schwellnus, Martin Sports Physiotherapy Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-98). Aims of this thesis: the research reported in this thesis consists of a literature review and two research parts. In the first research part, a descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted, to investigate 1) the epidemiology and 2) the nature of LBP in cyclists, and 3) possible risk factors associated with LBP in cyclists. In the second research part, a case control study was conducted, to investigate the association between LBP in cyclists and 1) flexibility and 2) anthropometric measurements, and 3) bicycle set-up parameters. 2015-01-13T03:50:49Z 2015-01-13T03:50:49Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12114 eng application/pdf Division of Physiotherapy Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Sports Physiotherapy
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The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
thesis_degree_str Master's
title The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
title_full The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
title_fullStr The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
title_full_unstemmed The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
title_short The epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
title_sort epidemiology and risk associated with lower back pain in cyclists
topic Sports Physiotherapy
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12114
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