Spinal-Exercise Prescription in Sport

This article describes the identification of strategies to prevent spinal injury, optimise rehabilitation, and to enhance performance of athletes and/or patients.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this is article is to define spinal abilities that underpin optimal function during skilled athletic performance and to clarify the effect of spinal pain and pathologic conditions as well as classify spinal exercises according to the objective of the exercise and intended physical outcomes.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. Understand and define spinal abilities needed for skilled athletic performance.
2. Clarify the effect of spinal pain and associated pathologic conditions.
3. Classify spinal exercises according to the objective of the exercise
4. Classify spinal exercises according to intended physical outcomes to inform training and rehabilitation.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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