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Osteoporosis Injury Prevention
This consensus statement aimed to determine the physical activity and exercise needed to optimise bone strength, reduce fall and fracture risk, improve posture and manage vertebral
fracture symptoms, while minimising potential risks in people…

Low Back Pain Guidelines for Patients
Back Pain : Perspectives for patients
One of the biggest challenges that clinicians face is to make treatment practical. There is overwhelming evidence that activity when there is back pain is most often helpful to reduce symptoms and expedite…

Advice to athletes with Back Pain: Get active!
"Prolonged inactivity for an athlete with LBP can increase their injury risk, which ultimately results in further inactivity and
potentially more pain. While ‘keep active’ might seem an odd recommendation for athletes with LBP, emphasising…

Back Pain for Athletes… and Workers
Did you know? Back pain affects everyone!
3 Up to 9 in every 10 Olympic athletes experience LBP in their lifetime; at any 1 time, up to 2 in every 3 athletes might be experiencing LBP.
Low back pain (LBP) is common in the general and…