Kieran O'Sullivan

Sports Spine Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Hospital, Doha, Qatar. Department of Clinical Therapies, Univerisyt of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

[ 1 ] - Altered Lower Limb Kinematics during Jumping among Athletes with Persistent Low Back Pain

Background. The kinematics of a controlled functional task in female volleyball athletes may be an interesting area of study. Therefore, investigating if there are kinematic changes in a jump landing jump task among female athletes with low back pain (LBP) may help therapists and trainers better prevent and/or rehabilitate LBP in athletes. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to examine l...

[ 2 ] - Altered Motor Control in Athletes with Low Back Pain: a Literature Review

Low back pain (LBP) is also one of the most common medical conditions in athletes. There is little doubt that patients with LBP use from their body differently than pain free individuals. The purpose of this review was to investigate changes in motor control which may be present in athletes with LBP. The search strategy for this review consisted of an electronic database search of full text in ...